1. Plural of nihonium; atoms or samples of the chemical element with atomic number 113.
Usage: chemistry; technical; Named after Nihon, the Japanese name for Japan; officially recognized by IUPAC in 2016.

Examples

• Scientists synthesized nihoniums in the laboratory by colliding zinc and bismuth nuclei.
• The discovery of nihoniums was a significant achievement in nuclear physics.
• Nihoniums are extremely unstable and decay almost immediately after creation.
• The research team's work on nihoniums contributed to the expansion of the periodic table.