hahniumEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryhahnium /ˈhänēəm, ˈhɑniəm / ▸ noun the name formerly proposed by the American Chemical Society for the chemical element of atomic number 105 (dubnium), and by IUPAC for element 108 (hassium). – ORIGIN 1970s : named in honor of Otto Hahn (see Hahn, Otto).