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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 neutrons
Familiarity information: FERMIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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