periodic table

[peer-ee-od-ik, peer-] / ˈpɪər iˈɒd ɪk, ˌpɪər- /

NOUN

chemical table

Synonyms

WEAK

periodic table of elements table of elements

Example Sentences

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The periodic table supposedly came to Dmitri Mendeleev in a dream.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

This property is one reason the periodic table contains so many different elements.

From Science Daily • May 9, 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

With important electrical and magnetic qualities, rare earths consist of 17 elements in the lanthanide group of the periodic table, plus scandium and yytrium.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

For most of us, the periodic table is a thing of beauty in the abstract, but for chemists it established an immediate orderliness and clarity that can hardly be overstated.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson