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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known;
[syn: nobelium, No, atomic number 102]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nobelium n 1: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn: nobelium, No, atomic number 102]
The Elements (07Nov00):

nobelium Symbol: No Atomic number: 102 Atomic weight: (254) Radioactive metallic transuranic element, belongs to the actinoids. Seven known isotopes exist, the most stable being No-254 with a half-life of 255 seconds. First identified with certainty by Albert Ghiorso and Glenn T. Seaborg in 1966. Unnilbium has been proposed as an alternative name.