FERMIUM

fermium, Fm, atomic number

(noun) a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fermium (uncountable)

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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