mendelevium
Meaning
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Md, formerly Mv) with atomic number 101.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌmɛndəˈliːviəm/
Etymology
From Mendeleev + -ium; named after the scientist Dmitri Mendeleev, creator of the periodic table. The same name was proposed, but rejected, for the earlier-discovered elements berkelium and erbium.
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