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FERMIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fermium mean? 

FERMIUM (noun)
  The noun FERMIUM has 1 sense:

1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutronsplay

  Familiarity information: FERMIUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FERMIUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 100; fermium; Fm

Hypernyms ("fermium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)


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