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mendelevium |
2 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mendelevium n : a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles [syn: {Md}, {Mv}, {atomic number 101}] From Elements database 20001107 [elements]: mendelevium Symbol: Md Atomic number: 101 Atomic weight: (256) Radioactive metallic transuranic element. Belongs to the actinoid series. Only known isotope, Md-256 has a half-life of 1.3 hours. First identified by Glenn T. Seaborg Albert Ghiorso and associates in 1955. Alternative name {unnilunium} has been proposed. Named after the 'inventor' of the periodic table, Dmitri Mendeleev.
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