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nobelium

[noh-bel-ee-uh m, -bee-lee-]
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noun Chemistry, Physics.
  1. a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.
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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
  1. 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
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Word Origin

C20: New Latin, named after Nobel Institute, Stockholm, where it was discovered
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Word Origin and History for nobelium

n.

1957, from Nobel + -ium.

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nobelium in Medicine

nobelium

(nō-bĕl′ē-əm)
n. Symbol No
  1. 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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nobelium in Science

nobelium

[nō-bĕl′ē-əm]
No
  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. See Periodic Table.
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