nobelium

Definitions


[nə(ʊ)ˈbɛlɪəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the chemical element of atomic number 102, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Nobelium does not occur naturally and was first produced by bombarding curium with carbon nuclei


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Origin:
1950s: modern Latin, from the name Nobel, Alfred Bernhard + -ium




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