mendelevium
Noun
- a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)
- A transuranic chemical element (symbol Md, formerly Mv) with atomic number 101.
Origin / Etymology
From Mendeleev + -ium; named after the scientist Dmitri Mendeleev, creator of the periodic table. The same name was proposed, but rejected, for the earlier-discovered elements berkelium and erbium.
Synonyms
atomic number 101, Md, Mv, unnilunium
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