Fermium Definition
fûrmē-əm, fĕr-
noun
A radioactive, metallic chemical element, one of the actinides, produced by intense neutron bombardment of plutonium, as in a cyclotron: symbol, Fm; at. no. 100
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- atomic number 100
- fm
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Origin of Fermium
After Enrico Fermi
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Named for Enrico Fermi.
From Wiktionary
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