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  • noun The chemical element with atomic number 114 (symbol Fl).

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Named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, with -ium.

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  • This name was once briefly suggested for nobelium, which may be enough to scupper it with the IUPAC.

    June 22, 2011