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nobelium

[noh-bel-ee-uh m, -bee-lee-]

noun Chemistry, Physics.

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

Nearby words

  1. nobel laureate,
  2. nobel prize,
  3. nobel prizes,
  4. nobel, alfred bernhard,
  5. nobelist,
  6. nobile,
  7. nobiliary,
  8. nobiliary particle,
  9. nobility,
  10. 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

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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Word Origin and History for nobelium

nobelium

n.

1957, from Nobel + -ium.

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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.
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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.
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