a highly radioactive element that is produced synthetically. Symbol: Cn; atomic no: 112; atomic wt: 285
Word origin
C21: named after Nicolaus Copernicus
Examples of 'copernicium' in a sentence
copernicium
Indeed, it was possible to experimentally determine thermochemical properties of heavy transactinide elements such as copernicium or flerovium.
Türler Andreas 2016, 'Advances in chemical investigations of the heaviest elements', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201613107001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)