Fermium
/ˈfɜːɹmiəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100. uncountable
- 2 a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons wordnet
Etymology
From Fermi + -ium; named for Enrico Fermi.