Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)A transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100.

    Fermium

    фе́рмийférmij

    фе́рмійférmij

    a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

  2. A transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100.

    (countable)An atom of this element.

Translations

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Origin

From Fermi + -ium; named for Enrico Fermi.

From Fermi + -ium; named for Enrico Fermi.

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Forms

plural: fermiums
Singularfermium
Pluralfermiums

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons:Fmatomic number 100

Word family

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See also

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