Etymology

brevium

B3R1E1V4I1U1M3

Today it means: 23491Pa, a short-lived isotope of protactinium. Full definition →

Latin brevis
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  1. Latin · derived frombrevis“brief”
  2. English todaybrevium

Latin brevis (“brief”) + -ium

Words from the same roots

Latinbrevis all →

briefbrevebrevetbrevi-brevipenbrevipennatebrevirostralsemibreve

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