seaborgium
/siːˈbɔːɡɪəm
/noun [mass noun]
The chemical element of atomic number 106, a very unstable element made by high-energy atomic collisions. (Symbol: Sg) Chemistry experiments with seaborgium have firmly placed it in group 6 as a heavier homologue to tungsten....
- The rules against the naming of an element after a living person were bent, and element 106 is today still known as seaborgium.
Origin
Modern Latin, named after G. Seaborg (see Seaborg, Glenn).