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lawrencium

C2 Topic:Science & Research
US /ləˈɹɛnsiəm/ UK /ləˈren.si.əm/
Freq #406318

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1 noun · a synthetic radioactive... unniltrium
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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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