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EINSTEINIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does einsteinium mean?
• EINSTEINIUM (noun)
The noun EINSTEINIUM has 1 sense:
1. a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
Familiarity information: EINSTEINIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 99; E; einsteinium; Es
Hypernyms ("einsteinium" 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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