mendelevium

Meaning

Noun

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

Related

Similar words

unnilunium

Origin

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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