phony chemical elements

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In addition to the well-known elements in the Periodic Table of the Elements, and the classical four elements and five element theory, there are a number of made-up elements are parts of jokes, advertising campaigns, television programs and movies, etc. This node lists such elements.

Honorable mentions (probably supposed to be compounds rather elements): Kryptonite, Dilithium

Element 114	Turbonium	Itanium	Administratum
Latinum	dilithium	unobtanium	Kryptonite
Five Element Theory	Laptonium	Researchers Create Nonmagnetic Magnet	ununquadium
Londinium	The Fifth Element	Naquadria	Four elements
adamantium	Memorandum	Native metal	Media and the Vietnam war
Better Living Through Chemistry	Gravity	Useless twistings of new technology	woman

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