mendelevium
Definition
- Noun:
- A radioactive transuranic element: Mendelevium is a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Md and atomic number 101. It is a metal, produced artificially by bombarding other elements (like einsteinium) with alpha particles. It is radioactive and part of the actinide series.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Scientists produced a few atoms of mendelevium in the laboratory.
- Mendelevium has no known uses outside of basic scientific research due to its rarity and radioactivity.
Advanced Usage
- In scientific contexts: The term is used almost exclusively in nuclear chemistry and physics to discuss the synthesis, properties, or position in the periodic table of transuranic elements.
- The half-life of the most stable mendelevium isotope is several months.
Variants and Related Words
- Md: The current chemical symbol for mendelevium.
- Mv: A former symbol for mendelevium, now obsolete.
- Element 101: Another way to refer to mendelevium based on its atomic number.
Synonyms
- Element Md: A direct synonym referencing its symbol.
- (There are no common, non-scientific synonyms for this element.)
Related Phrases
- (This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms.)
Related Idioms
- (There are no idioms associated with this highly technical term.)
Noun
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a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)
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