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Chemical elements pronunciation guide

A pronunciation guide for chemical elements.

TermPronunciation
actinium/ækˈtɪniəm/
aluminium/ˌæljʊˈmɪniəm/
americium/ˌæməˈrɪsiəm/
antimony/ˈæntɪməni/
argon/ˈɑːrɡɒn/
arsenic/ˈɑːrsənɪk/
astatine/ˈæstətiːn/
barium/ˈbɛəriəm/
berkelium/ˈbɜːrkliəm/
beryllium/bəˈrɪliəm/
bismuth/ˈbɪzməθ/
bohrium/ˈbɔːriəm/
boron/ˈbɔːrɒn/
bromine/ˈbroʊmiːn/
cadmium/ˈkædmiəm/
calcium/ˈkælsiəm/
californium/ˌkælɪˈfɔːrniəm/
carbon/ˈkɑːrbən/
cerium/ˈsɪəriəm/
cesium/ˈsiːziəm/
chlorine/ˈklɔːriːn/
chromium/ˈkroʊmiəm/
cobalt/ˈkoʊbɔːlt/
copernicium/ˌkoʊpərˈnɪsiəm/
copper/ˈkɒpər/
curium/ˈkjʊəriəm/
darmstadtium/dɑːrmˈstætiəm/
dubnium/ˈdjuːbniəm/
dysprosium/dɪˈsproʊziəm/
einsteinium/aɪnˈstaɪniəm/
erbium/ˈɜːrbiəm/
europium/jʊəˈroʊpiəm/
fermium/ˈfɜːrmiəm/
flerovium/fləˈroʊviəm/
fluorine/ˈflʊəriːn/
francium/ˈfrænsiəm/
gadolinium/ˌɡædəˈlɪniəm/
gallium/ˈɡæliəm/
germanium/dʒɜːrˈmeɪniəm/
gold/ˈɡoʊld/
hafnium/ˈhæfniəm/
hassium/ˈhæsiəm/
helium/ˈhiːliəm/
holmium/ˈhoʊlmiəm/
hydrogen/ˈhaɪdrədʒən/
indium/ˈɪndiəm/
iodine/ˈaɪədiːn/
iridium/ɪˈrɪdiəm/
iron/ˈaɪərn/
krypton/ˈkrɪptɒn/
lanthanum/ˈlænθənəm/
lawrencium/ləˈrɛnsiəm/
lead/ˈlɛd/
lithium/ˈlɪθiəm/
livermorium/ˌlɪvərˈmɔːriəm/
lutetium/ljuːˈtiːʃiəm/
magnesium/mæɡˈniːziəm/
manganese/ˈmæŋɡəniːz/
meitnerium/maɪtˈnɪəriəm/
mendelevium/ˌmɛndəˈliːviəm/
mercury/ˈmɜːrkjəri/
molybdenum/məˈlɪbdənəm/
moscovium/mɒˈskoʊviəm/
neodymium/ˌniːəˈdɪmiəm/
neon/ˈniːɒn/
neptunium/nɛpˈtjuːniəm/
nickel/ˈnɪkəl/
nihonium/nɪˈhoʊniəm/
niobium/naɪˈoʊbiəm/
nitrogen/ˈnaɪtrədʒən/
nobelium/noʊˈbɛliəm/
oganesson/ˌoʊɡəˈnɛsɒn/
osmium/ˈɒzmiəm/
oxygen/ˈɒksɪdʒən/
palladium/pəˈleɪdiəm/
phosphorus/ˈfɒsfərəs/
platinum/ˈplætɪnəm/
plutonium/pluːˈtoʊniəm/
polonium/pəˈloʊniəm/
potassium/pəˈtæsiəm/
praseodymium/ˌpreɪziəˈdɪmiəm/
promethium/prəˈmiːθiəm/
protactinium/ˌproʊtækˈtɪniəm/
radium/ˈreɪdiəm/
radon/ˈreɪdɒn/
rhenium/ˈriːniəm/
rhodium/ˈroʊdiəm/
roentgenium/rɛntˈɡɛniəm/
rubidium/ruːˈbɪdiəm/
ruthenium/ruːˈθiːniəm/
rutherfordium/ˌrʌðərˈfɔːrdiəm/
samarium/səˈmɛəriəm/
scandium/ˈskændiəm/
seaborgium/siːˈbɔːrɡiəm/
selenium/səˈliːniəm/
silicon/ˈsɪlɪkən/
silver/ˈsɪlvər/
sodium/ˈsoʊdiəm/
strontium/ˈstrɒntiəm/
sulfur/ˈsʌlfər/
tantalum/ˈtæntələm/
technetium/tɛkˈniːʃiəm/
tellurium/təˈljʊəriəm/
tennessine/ˈtɛnɪsiːn/
terbium/ˈtɜːrbiəm/
thallium/ˈθæliəm/
thorium/ˈθɔːriəm/
thulium/ˈθjuːliəm/
tin/ˈtɪn/
titanium/taɪˈteɪniəm/
tungsten/ˈtʌŋstən/
uranium/jʊəˈreɪniəm/
vanadium/vəˈneɪdiəm/
xenon/ˈziːnɒn/
ytterbium/ɪˈtɜːrbiəm/
yttrium/ˈɪtriəm/
zinc/ˈzɪŋk/
zirconium/zɜːrˈkoʊniəm/

A

actinium /ækˈtɪniəm/
aluminium /ˌæljʊˈmɪniəm/
americium /ˌæməˈrɪsiəm/
antimony /ˈæntɪməni/
argon /ˈɑːrɡɒn/
arsenic /ˈɑːrsənɪk/
astatine /ˈæstətiːn/

B

barium /ˈbɛəriəm/
berkelium /ˈbɜːrkliəm/
beryllium /bəˈrɪliəm/
bismuth /ˈbɪzməθ/
bohrium /ˈbɔːriəm/
boron /ˈbɔːrɒn/
bromine /ˈbroʊmiːn/

C

cadmium /ˈkædmiəm/
calcium /ˈkælsiəm/
californium /ˌkælɪˈfɔːrniəm/
carbon /ˈkɑːrbən/
cerium /ˈsɪəriəm/
cesium /ˈsiːziəm/
chlorine /ˈklɔːriːn/
chromium /ˈkroʊmiəm/
cobalt /ˈkoʊbɔːlt/
copernicium /ˌkoʊpərˈnɪsiəm/
copper /ˈkɒpər/
curium /ˈkjʊəriəm/

D

darmstadtium /dɑːrmˈstætiəm/
dubnium /ˈdjuːbniəm/
dysprosium /dɪˈsproʊziəm/

E

einsteinium /aɪnˈstaɪniəm/
erbium /ˈɜːrbiəm/
europium /jʊəˈroʊpiəm/

F

fermium /ˈfɜːrmiəm/
flerovium /fləˈroʊviəm/
fluorine /ˈflʊəriːn/
francium /ˈfrænsiəm/

G

gadolinium /ˌɡædəˈlɪniəm/
gallium /ˈɡæliəm/
germanium /dʒɜːrˈmeɪniəm/
gold /ˈɡoʊld/

H

hafnium /ˈhæfniəm/
hassium /ˈhæsiəm/
helium /ˈhiːliəm/
holmium /ˈhoʊlmiəm/
hydrogen /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/

I

indium /ˈɪndiəm/
iodine /ˈaɪədiːn/
iridium /ɪˈrɪdiəm/
iron /ˈaɪərn/

K

krypton /ˈkrɪptɒn/

L

lanthanum /ˈlænθənəm/
lawrencium /ləˈrɛnsiəm/
lead /ˈlɛd/
lithium /ˈlɪθiəm/
livermorium /ˌlɪvərˈmɔːriəm/
lutetium /ljuːˈtiːʃiəm/

M

magnesium /mæɡˈniːziəm/
manganese /ˈmæŋɡəniːz/
meitnerium /maɪtˈnɪəriəm/
mendelevium /ˌmɛndəˈliːviəm/
mercury /ˈmɜːrkjəri/
molybdenum /məˈlɪbdənəm/
moscovium /mɒˈskoʊviəm/

N

neodymium /ˌniːəˈdɪmiəm/
neon /ˈniːɒn/
neptunium /nɛpˈtjuːniəm/
nickel /ˈnɪkəl/
nihonium /nɪˈhoʊniəm/
niobium /naɪˈoʊbiəm/
nitrogen /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/
nobelium /noʊˈbɛliəm/

O

oganesson /ˌoʊɡəˈnɛsɒn/
osmium /ˈɒzmiəm/
oxygen /ˈɒksɪdʒən/

P

palladium /pəˈleɪdiəm/
phosphorus /ˈfɒsfərəs/
platinum /ˈplætɪnəm/
plutonium /pluːˈtoʊniəm/
polonium /pəˈloʊniəm/
potassium /pəˈtæsiəm/
praseodymium /ˌpreɪziəˈdɪmiəm/
promethium /prəˈmiːθiəm/
protactinium /ˌproʊtækˈtɪniəm/

R

radium /ˈreɪdiəm/
radon /ˈreɪdɒn/
rhenium /ˈriːniəm/
rhodium /ˈroʊdiəm/
roentgenium /rɛntˈɡɛniəm/
rubidium /ruːˈbɪdiəm/
ruthenium /ruːˈθiːniəm/
rutherfordium /ˌrʌðərˈfɔːrdiəm/

S

samarium /səˈmɛəriəm/
scandium /ˈskændiəm/
seaborgium /siːˈbɔːrɡiəm/
selenium /səˈliːniəm/
silicon /ˈsɪlɪkən/
silver /ˈsɪlvər/
sodium /ˈsoʊdiəm/
strontium /ˈstrɒntiəm/
sulfur /ˈsʌlfər/

T

tantalum /ˈtæntələm/
technetium /tɛkˈniːʃiəm/
tellurium /təˈljʊəriəm/
tennessine /ˈtɛnɪsiːn/
terbium /ˈtɜːrbiəm/
thallium /ˈθæliəm/
thorium /ˈθɔːriəm/
thulium /ˈθjuːliəm/
tin /ˈtɪn/
titanium /taɪˈteɪniəm/
tungsten /ˈtʌŋstən/

U

uranium /jʊəˈreɪniəm/

V

vanadium /vəˈneɪdiəm/

X

xenon /ˈziːnɒn/

Y

ytterbium /ɪˈtɜːrbiəm/
yttrium /ˈɪtriəm/

Z

zinc /ˈzɪŋk/
zirconium /zɜːrˈkoʊniəm/

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