unnilhexium

noun un·nil·hex·i·um \ˌyü-n^əl-ˈhek-sē-əm\

Definition of UNNILHEXIUM

New Latin, from unnil- (from Latin unus one + nil nothing, zero) + Greek hex six + New Latin -ium — more at one, nil, six

First Known Use: 1981

Medical Dictionary

noun un·nil·hex·i·um \ˌyün-^əl-ˈhek-sē-əm\

: seaborgium—symbol Unh

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