lawrencium
[ law-ren-see-uh m ]
/ lɔˈrɛn si əm /
noun Chemistry.
a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
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British Dictionary definitions for lawrencium
lawrencium
/ (lɒˈrɛnsɪəm, lɔː-) /
noun
a transuranic element artificially produced from californium. Symbol: Lr; atomic no: 103; half-life of most stable isotope, 256 Lr: 35 seconds; valency: 3
Word Origin for lawrencium
C20: named after Ernest Orlando Lawrence (1901–58), US physicist
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Medical definitions for lawrencium
lawrencium
[ lô-rĕn′sē-əm, lō- ]
n. Symbol Lr
A radioactive synthetic element produced from californium and having isotopes with mass numbers 253 through 260 and half-lives of 650 milliseconds to 3 minutes; atomic number 103.
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Scientific definitions for lawrencium
lawrencium
[ lô-rĕn′sē-əm ]
Lr
A synthetic, radioactive metallic element of the actinide series that is produced by bombarding californium with boron ions. Its most stable isotope is Lr 262 with a half-life of 3.6 hours. Atomic number 103. See Periodic Table.
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