nobelium

[ noh-bel-ee-uhm, -bee-lee- ]

nounChemistry, Physics.

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

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

Origin of nobelium

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

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Scientific definitions for nobelium

nobelium

[ nō-bĕl′ē-əm ]

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.

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