alabamine
alabamine : see astatine .
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Ab
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations
Ab antibody • (formerly) Chem., symbol for astatine (originally called alabamine; see under At )
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halogen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...name applies especially to fluorine (symbol F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), and iodine (I). Astatine (At), formerly known as alabamine, is a radioactive element also classed as a halogen; its most stable isotope (which does not occur in nature) has a half-life...
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astatine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...sometimes used as a radioactive tracer; like iodine, it collects in the thyroid gland. The discovery of astatine (first called alabamine) was announced in 1931 by Fred Allison and E. J. Murphy. In 1940, Emilio Segré, D. R. Corson, and K. R. Mackenzie produced...
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Francium (revised)
Book article from: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
...American chemist Fred Allison (1882-1974) announced the discovery of elements 85 and 87 in 1931. He suggested the names of alabamine and virginium, in honor of the states in which he was born (Virginia) and where he worked (Alabama). But other scientists...
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Astatine (revised)
Book article from: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
...Fred Allison (1882-1974) announced in 1931 that he had discovered elements 85 and 87. He proposed the names virginium and alabamine for these two elements. (Allison was born in Virginia and worked at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.) Unfortunately for...
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