German

Noun

Francium n ‎(genitive Franciums, no plural)

1. francium

Declension

Luxembourgish

Noun

Francium ? ‎(uncountable)

1. francium

English

Noun

francium ‎(usually uncountable, plural franciums)

1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87.
   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, p. 221:

     The most elusive element of all, however, appears to be francium, which is so rare that it is thought that our entire planet may contain, at any given moment, fewer than twenty francium atoms.

2. (countable) A single atom of this element.
   • 1999, Peter J. Krieger, Understanding Chemical Principles: A Learning Companion (page 56)

     Notice that franciums are balanced without even thinking in moles, atoms, or whatever.

   • 2007, Carl J. Gross, ‎Witold Nazarewicz, ‎Krzysztof P. Rykaczewski, The 4th International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses (page 180)

     (a) Radons and poloniums are compared, (b) poloniums and astatines are compared and (c) radons and franciums are compared.

Synonyms

• actinium-K (obsolete)
• virginium (obsolete)

Derived terms

• eka-francium

Translations

Czech

Noun

francium n

1. francium

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

francium n ‎(uncountable)

1. francium

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁɑ̃.sjɔm/

Noun

francium m ‎(uncountable)

1. francium

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfran.ki.um/, [ˈfraŋ.ki.ũ]

Noun

francium n ‎(genitive franciī); second declension

1. francium

Inflection

Second declension.

Slovak

Noun

francium n ‎(genitive singular francia, declension pattern of mesto)

1. francium (element)

Declension

References

• francium in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk