Etymology

gnomium

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Today it means: A non-existent chemical element whose existence was postulated in the late 19th century. Full definition →

German Gnomium
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  1. German · borrowed fromGnomium
  2. English todaygnomium

From German Gnomium, coined by Gerhard Krüss and F. W. Schmidt.

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