US /ləˈɹɛnsiəm/ UK /ləˈren.si.əm/
noun Freq #406318

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a synthetic radioactive chemical element with atomic number 103 and symbol Lr

    Lawrencium is the final element in the actinide series.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a synthetic radioactive... unniltrium
Word family
Related forms actinidetransuraniccalifornium

Etymology

Formed from Lawrence + -ium and named for physicist Ernest O. Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron. The symbol was originally Lw and was later changed to Lr.

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