mendelevium

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)

Roots

mendeleevmendelev- · Russian · named for chemist Mendeleev ium-ium · Latin · chemical element

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