florentium

See also: Florentium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian florentium, florenzio, from Latin Florentia (“Florence”) + -ium (“metallic element”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: flərĕnʹshĭəm, IPA^(key): /fləˈɹɛnʃɪəm/,

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

florentium (uncountable)

1. (physics, chemistry) (disused nomenclature) Promethium.

Usage notes

• The chemical symbol was at first Fr, and changed to Fl with the discovery of francium in 1939.

Translations

chemical element

• French: florentium (fr) m
• German: Florentium n
• Italian: florenziom m

Latin

Participle

flōrentium

1. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of flōrēns