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minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up104arrow-down4·4 months agoPlatinium Goldium Silverium Leadium
minus-squareanaVal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up46arrow-down1·4 months agoThe latin names had -um suffixes Gold - Aurum Silver - Argentum Lead - Plumbum also: Copper - Cuprum Iron - Ferrum
minus-squarelastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down2·4 months agoAluminum already has an -um suffix so there’s no need to change it
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·4 months agoYour mother took my load lmao
minus-squareSaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·4 months agoThe only ones they teach you about in the US, huh? And also not about their latin names apparently.
Platinium
Goldium
Silverium
Leadium
The latin names had -um suffixes
also:
Aluminum already has an -um suffix so there’s no need to change it
So did it’s predecessor name: Alum
Al-Um
Molybdenium
Mercuryium
Motherload moment
Your mother took my load lmao
The only ones they teach you about in the US, huh? And also not about their latin names apparently.