From the Greek word "anti" plus "monos" - a metal not found alone
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From the Latin word "tellus", earth
Aus dem Lateinischen "tellus" (Erde)
From the Greek word "iodes", violet
Aus dem Griechischen "iodes" (violett)
From the Greek word "xenon", stranger
Aus dem Griechischen "xenon", Fremder
From the Latin word "caesius", sky blue
Aus dem Lateinischen "caesius" (himmelsblau)
From the Greek word "barys", heavy
Aus dem Griechischen "barys", Schwer
From the Greek word "lanthanein", to lie hidden
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Cerium was named for the asteroid Ceres
Cerium wurde nach dem Asteroiden Ceres benannt
From the Greek word "prasios", green, and "didymos", twin
Aus dem Griechischen "prasios" (grün) und "didymos" (Zwilling)
From the Greek word "neos" meaning new, and "didymos", twin
Aus dem Griechischen "neos" (neu) und "didymos" (Zwilling)
Named after the Greek "Prometheus", who, according to mythology, stole fire from heaven
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From "samarskite", a mineral named after Russian mine official, Col. Samarski
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Europium was named after Europe
Europium wurde nach Europa benannt
From "gadolinite", a mineral named for Gadolin, a Finnish chemist
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Terbium was named after Ytterby, a town in Sweden
Terbium wurde nach Ytterby benannt, einer Stadt in Schweden
From the Greek word "dysprositos", meaning hard to get at
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From the Latin word "Holmia" meaning Stockholm
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Erbium was named after Ytterby, a town in Sweden
Erbium wurde nach Ytterby benannt, einer Stadt in Schweden
Named after "Thule", the earliest name for Scandinavia
Benannt nach "Thule", dem frühesten Namen für Skandinavien
Ytterbium was named after Ytterby, a town in Sweden
Ytterbium wurde nach Ytterby benannt, einer Stadt in Schweden
Lutetia is the ancient name for Paris
Lutetia ist der antike Name für Paris
From "Hafinia", the Latin name for Copenhagen
Von "Hafinia", dem Lateinischen Namen für Kopenhagen
Named after "Tantalos", a Greek mythological character, father of Niobe
Benannt nach "Thantalos", einem Charakter der griechischen Mythologie, Vater von Niobe
From Swedish, "tung sten" meaning heavy stone
Aus dem Schwedischen "tung sten", schwerer Stein
From the Latin word "Rhenus" meaning Rhine
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From the Greek word "osme", meaning smell
Aus dem Griechischen "osme" (Geruch)
From the Latin word "iris" meaning rainbow
Aus dem Lateinischen "iris"(Regenbogen)
From the Spanish word "platina", meaning silver
Aus dem Spanischen "platina" (Silber)
From the Latin word "aurum" meaning gold
Aus dem Lateinischen "aurum" (Gold)
From the Latin word "hydrargyrum" meaning liquid silver
Aus dem Lateinischen "hydrargyrum" (flüssiges Silber)
From Greek "thallos", meanin a green shoot or twig
Aus dem Griechischen "thallos" (grüner Zweig)
From the Latin word "plumbum"
Aus dem Lateinischen "plumbum"
From the German "Weisse Masse", meaning white mass
Aus dem Deutschen "Weisse Masse"
Named after Poland, native country of Madam Curie
Benannt nach Polen, dem Herkunftsland von Madam Curie
From the Greek "astatos" meaning unstable
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The name was derived from "radium"; called niton at first, from the Latin word "nitens" meaning shining
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Francium was named after France
Francium wurde nach Frankreich benannt
From the Latin word "radius" meaning ray
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From the Greek "aktis, aktinos", meaning beam or ray
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Named after "Thor", Scandinavian god of war
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From the Greek "protos" meaning first
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Named after the planet Uranus
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Named after the planet Neptune
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Named after the planet Pluto
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Named after America
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Curium is named after Madame Curie and her husband Pierre Curie
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Named after Berkeley, California, the city of its discovery
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Named after California and the University of California
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Named after Albert Einstein
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Named after Nobel laureate Enrico Fermi, one of the pioneers of nuclear physics
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