Other Symbols That Look Like Element Symbols
General:
- E: any element
- M: metal – any metal atom
- Mu: muonium
- Ps: positronium
- X: halogen – any halogen atom
From organic chemistry:
- Ac: acetyl – (also used for the element actinium: see above)
- Ar: aryl – (also used for the element argon: see above)
- Bn: benzyl
- Bu: butyl
- Bz: benzoyl – (also used for berzelium, an old suggested name for praseodymium).
- Cp: cyclopentadienyl
- Cy: cyclohexyl
- Et: ethyl
- Me: methyl
- Ms: mesyl (methylsulfonyl)
- Ph: phenyl
- Pr: propyl – (also used for the element praseodymium: see above)
- R: radical – some unspecified element or radical
- Tf: triflyl (trifluoromethanesulfonyl)
- Tr: trityl (triphenylmethyl)
- Ts: tosyl
From inorganic chemistry:
- Ab: albite
- Di: didymium – Rare earth metal that proved to be a mixture of the elements praseodymium and neodymium.
- Dp: decipium – Rare earth metal that proved to be a mixture of the elements samarium, neodymium and praseodymium.
- Pp: philippium – rare earth metal that proved to be a mixture of the elements holmium and samarium.
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