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flerovium
[ flai-roh-vee-uhm ]
/ flɛəˈroʊ vi əm /
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noun Chemistry, Physics.
a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Fl; atomic number: 114.
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Origin of flerovium
First frecorded in 2010–15; named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions in Russia, cofounded by Georgi N. Flerov, 1913–90, Russian physicist.
Words nearby flerovium
Flemish giant, Flemish scroll, Flemming, Flensburg, flense, flerovium, flesh, flesh and blood, flesh color, fleshed, flesher
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