mendelevium

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von mendelevium im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Md, formerly Mv) with atomic number 101

{i} radioactive chemical element

a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)

unnilunium

Silbentrennung

men·de·le·vi·um

Synonyme

unnilunium

Etymologie

() Named after the scientist Dmitri Mendeleev, who is the creator of the periodic table. The same name was proposed, but rejected, for the earlier-discovered elements berkelium and erbium.