A lumpy, hard substance which is occasionally used in competitive events. Participants attempt to gather as much of it as possible, the winner being the player with the most Nobblinese. Once common in holiday camps, it may still be found around seaside piers and anywhere frequented by the elderly.

A mysterious element conjectured to have been the cause of the sudden disappearance of physicists trying to isolate Snarkium.

An element often displayed and talked about in classrooms by elementary school students in America.

An element whose atomic structure makes it seem like another element. Often used by (or on) the intelligence services.

A radioactive noble gas with a very long half-life.

An ignoble gas found exclusively in the industrial wasteland of Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley.

The more of this element you have, the poorer you get.

An element necessary to restore good health

A short and meaningless element, often found punctuating long chains of other molecules.

[Juxt] That's my favourite amongst some very stiff competition.

Rumtumtiddleumtum: the most stable isotope of poohshum.

The last discovered element, or else.

An element formerly used in the manufacture of radios. If someone offers you an antique radio, check its authenticity by looking for the word "Hilversum" written on the tuning dial.

A metallic element, often used in the manufacture of ringing bells.

A constituent element of brass.

An element used in the preservation of cremated remains.

An element related to tympanum, known for its percussive properties.

An element rich in quantum weirdness that simply disappears if you don't grab it.

[Raak, re: Darwinium] I'm putting you on notice that I intend to steal that for something.

[Projoy] I'm already thinking about a short story for the back page of Nature.