Definitions for nobeliumnoʊˈbɛl i əm, -ˈbi li-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

no•bel•i•umnoʊˈbɛl i əm, -ˈbi li-(n.)

  1. a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; at. no.: 102.

    Category: Physics, Chemistry

Origin of nobelium:

1957; named in honor of Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Institute for Physics in Stockholm

Princeton's WordNet

  1. nobelium, No, atomic number 102(noun)

    a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known

Wiktionary

  1. nobelium(Noun)

    a transuranic chemical element (symbol No) with an atomic number of 102.

  2. Origin: Named for Alfred Nobel.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Nobelium

    Nobelium. A man-made radioactive element of the actinide metal series. It has the atomic symbol No, atomic number 102, and atomic weight 259.


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