roent·gen·i·um 
(r
ĕnt-g
ĕn
ē-
əm, -j
ĕn
- r
ŭnt-, r
œnt-gen
-)
n. Symbol Rg An artificially produced radioactive element with atomic number 111 that has only been produced in trace amounts. Its most stable known isotope has a mass number of 280 and a half-life of 3.6 seconds. See Periodic Table.
[After Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen.]