virginium
A rejected name for franciumA rejected name for francium.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, uncountable)A rejected name for francium.
Origin
From Virginia (US state) + -ium, proposed in 1930 by Fred Allison, whose claim to have disFrom Virginia (US state) + -ium, proposed in 1930 by Fred Allison, whose claim to have discovered the element was later disproven.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable