periodic table

noun

: an arrangement of chemical elements based on the periodic law
periodic table table

Examples of periodic table in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This 12-year-old memorized the periodic table at age 2. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 July 2024 With an atomic number of 79 in the periodic table, gold has been a measure of wealth and a store of value for thousands of years. Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2024 For this issue’s feature on these exotic elements, Pappas, a science journalist based in Colorado, explored the frontier of the periodic table to learn how scientists are giving shape to matter that bends the rules of chemistry. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 14 May 2024 Even outside superheavy territory, chemists debate the placement of certain elements in the periodic table. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for periodic table 

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Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of periodic table was in 1890

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“Periodic table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodic%20table. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

periodic table

noun
: an arrangement of chemical elements in order of atomic number that groups elements with common characteristics in the same area of the table

Medical Definition

periodic table

noun
: an arrangement of chemical elements based on the periodic law

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