nobelium

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

noun

, Chemistry, Physics.

1. a transuranic element in the actinium series. : No; : 102.

nobelium

/ nəʊˈbiːlɪəm /

noun

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

nobelium

/ nō-bĕl′ē-əm /

1. 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.
2. See Periodic Table

Word History and Origins

Origin of nobelium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nobelium¹

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