What does "mendelevium" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "mendelevium"?

Common synonyms include: atomic number 101, element, md, mv, radioelement, radium.

How do you pronounce "mendelevium"?

Pronounced //ˌmɛndəˈliːviəm//.

Mendelevium

//ˌmɛndəˈliːviəm// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Md, formerly Mv) with atomic number 101. uncountable
2
a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol) wordnet

Synonyms

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atomic number 101 element md mv radioelement radium

Example

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"Mendelevium is a synthetic element with the symbol Md and atomic number 101."

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.

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