Fermium

[fur-mee-uh m] /ˈfɜr mi əm/

noun, Chemistry, Physics.
1.
a transuranic element. Symbol: Fm; atomic number: 100.
/ˈfɜːmɪəm/
noun
1.
a transuranic element artificially produced by neutron bombardment of plutonium. Symbol: Fm; atomic no: 100; half-life of most stable isotope, 257Fm: 80 days (approx.)
n.

discovered in the debris of a 1952 U.S. nuclear test in the Pacific, named 1955 for Italian-born U.S. physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954).

fermium fer·mi·um (fûr’mē-əm, fěr’-)
n.
Symbol Fm
A synthetic radioactive metallic element whose most stable isotope is Fm 257 with a half-life of [approx] 100 days. Atomic number 100.
fermium
(fûr’mē-əm)
Symbol Fm
A synthetic, radioactive metallic element of the actinide series that is produced from plutonium or uranium. Its most stable isotope is Fm 257 with a half-life of approximately 100 days. Atomic number 100. See Periodic Table.

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