Definitions for unnilquadiumˌyu nɪlˈkwɒd i əm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•nil•qua•di•umˌyu nɪlˈkwɒd i əm(n.)
provisional name for the transuranic element with atomic number 104.
Category: Chemistry, Physics
Ref: Symbol: Unq; Also called rutherfordium.
Origin of unnilquadium:
1975–80; < L ūn(us)one+nīl nothing +quad (ri )- + NL -ium -ium2
Princeton's WordNet
rutherfordium, Rf, unnilquadium, Unq, element 104, atomic number 104(noun)
a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized
Wiktionary
unnilquadium(Noun)
rutherfordium
Origin: Systematic name, literally "element 104".
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