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Origin of the names of the chemical elements and multilingual dictionary of element names (72 languages); Periodic table and how the elements got their names; Process of naming the elements on the periodic table

Elements are also sorted by "atomic weight", and the atomic weights of the known elements differ from their actual atomic weights. One explanation is that with the discovery of subspace, chemistry underwent a revolution to translate the subspace properties of elements. It is also interesting to note that the size of the atom itself (as seen in the Okudagram of the Table of Elements) does not affect the atomic weight. This can be seen with the element Poi, the heaviest element, and that its physical atomic size is much smaller than that of the element Hawkeye, which is much lighter in terms of atomic weight. The table from Rascals was later used for the classroom scenes on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. However, in at least one case, in the episode Cardassians, the table had a different color code. It is unknown if this table was also labeled with different elements than those seen in Rascals. Another version of the Periodic Table can be found in the Starfleet Medical Reference Manual (illustration below) which is devoid of the "in jokes" found on the Next Generation version. Wt. Element Name Symbol Name origin (underlined the origin of the symbol), and/or remarks 01 Hobbes Ca Presumably the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes 01 Hydrogen Cs or H — 01 Kryptonite Kr The fictional element from stories of Superman published by DC Comics. For what it is worth, the DC version of Kryptonite is number 126 on the table 03 Lithium Li — 04 Beium or Berium Be ? 10 Stoogeium Mo Moe Howard of the Three Stooges. A similar element is Stoogeian. 11 Sodium Na Oddly, in Rascals, sodium was on the Table of Elements twice, once under the symbol Na (symbol in real life), and again under the symbol K (In real life the atomic symbol for potassium). 12 Magnumium PI Mg The television show Magnum PI 19 Californium Ca The producers might have created the name not knowing it was an actual element. The symbol is that of Calcium in real life. 19 Neskoromnium An Andrew Neskoromny, production associate (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion) 19 Sodium K Oddly, in Rascals, sodium was on the Table of Elements twice, once under the symbol Na (symbol in real life), and again under the symbol K (In real life the atomic symbol for potassium) 19 Stoogeian La Larry Fine of the Three Stooges. A similar element is Stoogeian. 22 Groucho Mr Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers. A similar element was Grouchoian. 22 Keiyurium Ke According to technical illustrator and modeller Rick Sternbach, this is a joke reference to the Japanese anime franchise Dirty Pair with assistance from scenic art supervisor and technical consultant Michael Okuda 23 Paramount Ca Paramount Pictures, which is the company that produced Star Trek: The Next Generation. 32 Freedonia Fr Country run by Rufus T. Firefly in the Marx Brothers movie, Duck Soup. 32 Mazdaium Rx The automobile Mazda RX 37 Cosmoium Cs Ihe fictional element from John W. Campbell, Jr's. Invasion of the Infinite. Cosmoium was supposedly composed of solidified light, in the form of exotic cosmic ray photons instead of ordinary light. Its specific gravity was 5007.89 and tensile strength about two hundred thousand times that of steel. 37 Quarkian Qk Named after subatomic quark, but it may have been named after the DS9 character Quark, since Deep Space Nine was in pre-production at the time. 37 Rhubarbium Rb Presumably the vegetable rhubarb. 39 Estonianium Es Presumably the country of Estonia. 39 Yacobian Br Brad Yacobian, Unit Production Manager and Producer for three of the of the Star Trek spin-off series. 55 Averyonium Tx Tex Avery, animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director. 55 Chico Ab Presumably Chico Marx of the Marx Brothers. 55 Chronister Fx Likely after Richard Chronister, special effects (F/X) assistant for Star Trek: Insurrection 55 Pillerium Mi Michael Piller, TNG executive producer. 55 Sufferin'sucat Sy Sylvester the Cat, whose famous line was "Sufferin' succotash" 55 Thomsonian Bi Likely after William "Bill" Thomson who developed the Kelvin scale of absolute temperature measurement. 56 Barium Ba — 56 Snarkium Sn Likely after SNARK, which is a reasoning system created by Jean-Louis Laurière in 1985. 66 Chanockian Ed Ed Charnock, Jr., a paint director for Star Trek productions 66 Purseronite Tm Tom Purser, production associate. 66 Smutkoian Al Al Smutko, Construction Coordinator for Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager. 68 Babaloo Ba Likely after the Desi Arnaz song Babalu. 70 Potatoeium Qu Potato. Spelled potato"e"ium, possibly as a reference to the infamous 1992 Dan Quayle Spelling Bee event. 77 Princessium Di Princess Diana. 77 Tngonian St TNG - Star Trek: The Next Generation. 84 Estonianium Es Presumably the country of Estonia. 87 Bermanium Br Rick Berman, executive producer. 87 Cheeseium Sw Swiss cheese. 87 Daffyduckium Da Daffy Duck, animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. 87 Dentium Ar The character Arthur Dent in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams. 87 Dilithium Dt Use of the prefix 'di-; denotes two atoms, suggesting dilithium consists of two atoms of lithium. Used to power the warp drive systems of many starships. 87 Disneyium Dy Walt Disney. 87 Exitstageleft Sn Reference to the cartoon character Snagglepuss, whose favorite catchphrase was "Exit, stage left!" 87 Franconium Fr Presumably an homage to The Wild Wild West, which featured the fictional radioactive element franconium in two episodes: The Night of the Glowing Corpse (1965) and The Night of the Cadre (1967). 87 Grouchoian Mx Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers. A similar element was Groucho. 87 Hawkeye Ef or Md MASH character Hawkeye Pierce, M.D. 87 Jonesium Ch Chuck Jones, cartoonist. 87 Monty Py English comedy troupe Monty Python 87 Stimsonium Ma ? 87 Zeppo Mx Zeppo Marx of the Marx Brothers. 88 Harpo Mx Harpo Marx of the Marx Brothers. 89 Cavorite CO Apparently named for the fictional element from H.G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon. Cavorite was supposedly impervious to gravity and could shield other materials from its effects. It was used to shield a craft from the Earth's pull, allowing discoverer Mr. Cavor to travel to the Moon. 90 Curly Cr Curly Howard of The Three Stooges. 92 Craftium Ri Richard Craft (1983-1988, Electrical Division, crewmember of the USS Ranger who served aboard the ship during the filming of Star Trek IV. 92 Redskinium Hg ? 99 Johnsonium Ra Randy Johnson, an assistant cameraman on Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. 100 Fieldium Wc W. C. Fields, comedian and actor. 108 Accurentum Ac The AC electric current which is about 118V in the United States. 120 Bugsonian Bu Bugs Bunny, fictional character who starred in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which became Warner Bros. Cartoons in 1944 123 Jamesium Rj Richard James, set designer. 156 Drapanas Wy Wendy Drapanas, a scenic artist for TNG, Voyager, Enterprise, and Star Trek: Nemesis. 164 Brownfieldium Br Likely Dick Brownfield, worked on special effects throughout the run of Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation. 189 Duckdodgers Da The short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, a Merrie Melodies cartoon created in 1952. 189 Meeseian Cd ? 230 Poi Po Likely Polonium, presumably, the name was shortened to fit on the graphic. On pages 17- is an alphabetical table of the elements, listing for each name, symbol, atomic weight, atomic number, place of discovery and date. Since the numbers 1-105 are the normal elements, here we list only the numers 106 and further.

Star Trek - Elementymology & Elements Multidict