hafini

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Vietnamese[edit]

Chemical element
Hf
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Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from New Latin hafnium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements. An extra i is added to ease pronunciation and to preserve an appearance that is more representative of the chemical symbol.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hafini

  1. hafnium