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einsteinium
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun einsteinium has 1 sense
- einsteinium(n = noun.substance) atomic number 99, e, es - a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons; Array is a kind of metal, metallic element
OXFORD DICTIONARY
einsteinium, n. Chem. a transuranic radioactive metallic element produced artificially from plutonium.
Usage
Symb.: Es.
Etymology
A. Einstein, Ger.-Amer. physicist d. 1955
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