nobelium

[ noh-bel-ee-uh m, -bee-lee- ]

/ noʊˈbɛl i əm, -ˈbi li- /

noun Chemistry, Physics.

a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.

Nearby words

nobel laureate, nobel prize, nobel prizes, nobel, alfred bernhard, nobelist, nobelium, nobile, nobiliary, nobiliary particle, nobility, noble

Origin of nobelium

1955–60; < New Latin; after Nobel Institute, where first discovered; see -ium

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British Dictionary definitions for nobelium

nobelium

/ (nəʊˈbiːlɪəm) /

noun

a transuranic element produced artificially from curium. Symbol: No; atomic no: 102; half-life of most stable isotope, 255 No: 180 seconds (approx.); valency: 2 or 3

Word Origin for nobelium

C20: New Latin, named after Nobel Institute, Stockholm, where it was discovered

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Medicine definitions for nobelium

nobelium

[ nō-bĕl′ē-əm ]

n. Symbol No

A radioactive synthetic element in the actinide series; its longest-lived isotope is No 259 with a half-life of 58 minutes. Atomic number 102.

Science definitions for nobelium

nobelium

[ nō-bĕl′ē-əm ]

No

A synthetic, radioactive metallic element in the actinide series that is produced by bombarding curium with carbon ions. Its longest-lived isotope is No 255 with a half-life of 3.1 minutes. Atomic number 102. See Periodic Table.