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fermium
[ fur-mee-uhm ]
/ ˈfɜr mi əm /
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noun Chemistry, Physics.
a transuranic element. Symbol: Fm; atomic number: 100.
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Words nearby fermium
fermi, Fermi-Dirac statistics, Fermi energy, Fermi, Enrico, fermion, fermium, Fermor, fern, Fernandel, Fernandez, Fernández de Lizardi
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How to use fermium in a sentence
Even after that it could be stopped, provided one had a way to get rid of the violently fissioning fermium.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall GarrettHe should have known automatically that it was building toward Fermium 256.
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British Dictionary definitions for fermium
fermium
/ (ˈfɜːmɪəm) /
noun
a transuranic element artificially produced by neutron bombardment of plutonium. Symbol: Fm; atomic no: 100; half-life of most stable isotope, 257 Fm: 80 days (approx.)
Word Origin for fermium
C20: named after Enrico Fermi
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Medical definitions for fermium
fermium
[ fûr′mē-əm, fĕr′- ]
n. Symbol Fm
A synthetic radioactive metallic element whose most stable isotope is Fm 257 with a half-life of approximately 100 days. Atomic number 100.
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Scientific definitions for fermium
fermium
[ fûr′mē-əm ]
Fm
A synthetic, radioactive metallic element of the actinide series that is produced from plutonium or uranium. Its most stable isotope is Fm 257 with a half-life of approximately 100 days. Atomic number 100. See Periodic Table.
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