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hahnium

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hahnium /ˈhɑːniəm /
noun [mass 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 honour of Otto Hahn (see Hahn, Otto).