MENDELEVIUM

mendelevium, Md, Mv, atomic number

(noun) a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mendelevium (uncountable)

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Md, formerly Mv) with atomic number 101.

Synonyms

• unnilunium

Source: Wiktionary



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