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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh no, not all of them. I'm just too lazy to write a more accurate sentence.

-ium is a commonly used Latin suffix for elements. The name for platin cones from spanish "platina", 'little silver'.

[–] moobythegoldensock@infosec.pub 3 points 2 weeks ago

There’s also molybdenum, lanthanum, and tantalum. “ium” is not a hard and fast rule.