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

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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

I am awful at science, but half of the packet is just filling in the periodic table.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon