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meitnerium Definition

meit·ner·ium (mīt nir′ē əm)

noun

a radioactive chemical element with a very short half-life: a transactinide produced by bombarding bismuth with high-energy nuclear particles: symbol, Mt; at. no., 109

Etymology: ModL, after Lise Meitner + -ium

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