Can you name the Periodic Elements' Name Origins?

created by dominikai
  • Enter an element in the box below
  • Correctly named elements will show up below
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  • Source: Wikipedia
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In honor of Dmitri Mendeleyev
Scottish town Strontian
In honor of Lies Meitner
Strong metal in Anglo Saxon
German town in Wixhausen
Swedish village Ytterby
Rose in Greek
Copper-colored ore in Swedish
Two of the seven continents
Greek mythological character Tanatlus
Little silver in Spanish
Country where you'll find the Curie Institute
U.S. state
In honor of Enrico Fermi
Yellow-bright in Anglo Saxon
Daughter of Tantalus in mythology
In honor of Marie Curie
Asteroid Pallas
Asteroid Ceres
Yellow-green in Greek
A continent
Gold-like in Arabic
In honor of Albert Einstein
HintElement
Greek god Helios
Latin name for Stockholm
White mass in German
Potent in Greek
Charcoal in French
In honor of Ernest Rutherford
In honor of Neils Bohr
In honor of Copernicus
Latin name for the Rhine
In honor of Alfred Nobel
Latin name for Copenhagen
California University
Stench in French
Lime in Latin
Named after Poland
Inactive or lazy in Greek
Prong or point in German
In honor of Glen Seaborg
I beget water in Latin
Bitter salt in Latin
Norse god of Thunder
Greek moon goddess Selene
New in Greek
HintElement
Evil spirit in German
Roman messenger god
European country
In honor of Johan Gadolin
Roman god of the oceans
Heavy stone in Swedish
Foreign in Greek
Latin name for Paris
Norse goddess Vanadis
Roman god of the dead
Latin name for France
Greek god Uranus
Latin name for Scandinavia
Greek god Prometheus
Greek gods the Titans
I bring forth acid in Greek
Latin name for Russia
Opposed to solitude in Greek
In honor of Ernest Lawrence
Purple gas
Roman god Cadmus
Indigo dye
In honor of Wilhelm Roentgen
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Periodic Elements' Name Origins Quiz

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  • Created Jul 5, 2010 in Science
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