nihonium means the synthetic transactinide chemical element with atomic number 113.
nihonium is pronounced /nɪˈhoʊ.ni.əm/.
Etymology
From Japanese 日本 (Nihon, “Japan”) + -ium. Promulgated in June 2016 by the IUPAC based on recommendations of the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science to honor the country where the element was discovered. Doublet of nipponium.
noun
- The synthetic transactinide chemical element with atomic number 113.“Japanese scientists behind the discovery of element 113, the first atomic element found in Asia - indeed, the first found outside Europe or the United States - have dubbed it "nihonium" after the Japanese-language name for their country.”