Latin · suffix
-ium
chemical element ending
Words sharing this root
bariumA soft, silvery metallic chemical element.berylliumA light, hard, toxic metallic chemical element.cadmiumA soft, bluish-white, toxic metallic chemical element.ceriumA soft, silvery metallic chemical element in the rare-earth group.chromiumA hard metallic chemical element with atomic number 24.consortiumA group of organizations working together for a shared purpose.curiumA synthetic radioactive chemical element with atomic number 96.dysprosiumA soft, silvery rare-earth chemical element.erbiumA silvery rare-earth chemical element.fermiumA synthetic radioactive metallic chemical element.franciumA highly radioactive chemical element in the alkali metal group.gadoliniumA silvery rare-earth chemical element used in medical imaging contrast agents.germaniumA brittle gray chemical element used in semiconductors and optics.hafniumA metallic chemical element used in heat-resistant alloys and nuclear control rods.heliumA very light chemical element that is an unreactive gas.iridiumA hard, dense, silvery metallic chemical element.magnesiumA light, silvery metallic chemical element essential to life.osmiumA hard, dense, bluish-white metallic chemical element.palladiumA silvery-white metallic chemical element used in alloys and catalysts.platinumA dense silvery precious metal.poloniumA rare, highly radioactive metallic chemical element.potassiumA soft metallic chemical element needed for normal body function.radiumA radioactive metallic chemical element with atomic number 88.rhodiumA rare, hard, silvery metallic chemical element.scandiumA silvery metallic chemical element with atomic number 21.seleniuma nonmetallic chemical element needed by the body in trace amountsstrontiumA soft, silvery alkaline-earth metal.technetiumA radioactive metallic chemical element with atomic number 43.telluriumA brittle, silvery chemical element used in alloys and semiconductors.terbiumA silvery rare-earth chemical element with atomic number 65.thalliumA soft, toxic metallic element with atomic number 81.thoriumA radioactive metallic chemical element with atomic number 90.titaniumA strong, lightweight, gray metallic chemical element.tritiumA radioactive isotope of hydrogen with one proton and two neutrons.uraniumA heavy radioactive metallic element used in nuclear fuel and weapons.vanadiumA hard gray metallic chemical element used in alloys.