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periodic table

[peer-ee-od-ik, peer-] / ˈpɪər iˈɒd ɪk, ˌpɪər- /
NOUN
chemical table
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Beijing’s targets now reach across the digital-defense periodic table: Gallium for semiconductors and radar.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Every character has an adorable quirk or two, or at minimum owns a dorky T-shirt with a periodic table joke or a cartoon cat.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

Germanium and arsenic sit next to each other on the periodic table, making the compounds chemically similar but structurally distinct.

From Science Daily Jan. 12, 2026

These include scandium, yttrium and the lanthanides, which account for 15 chemical elements in the periodic table.

From MarketWatch Oct. 28, 2025

That day I hurried home and studied my periodic table.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea



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