nobelium
noun/nəʊˈbiːliəm/, /nəʊˈbeliəm/
/nəʊˈbiːliəm/, /nəʊˈbeliəm/
[uncountable] (symbol No)
- a chemical element. Nobelium is a radioactive metal that does not exist naturally and is produced from curium.Word Origin1950s: modern Latin, from the name Nobel (named after Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer) + -ium.
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