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- Odota ainakin 2 kuukautta ennen meemin postaamista uudelleen
- Ei selkeän poliittista sisältöä (poliitikoista, poliittisista tapahtumista, vaaleista jne) parempi paikka esim. !politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
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Platinium
Goldium
Silverium
Leadium
The latin names had -um suffixes
also:
Aluminum already has an -um suffix so there's no need to change it
So did it's predecessor name: Alum
Al-Um
Platinium sounds so much better than platinum
Molybdenium
Mercuryium
Motherload moment
Your mother took my load lmao
The only ones they teach you about in the US, huh? And also not about their latin names apparently.