anglohelvetium

noun

an·​glo·​hel·​ve·​ti·​um

plural -s

: element 85

—a name superseded by astatine

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Anglo- + Helvetia + -ium

First Known Use

circa 1941, in the meaning defined above

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