DUBNIUM


Meaning of DUBNIUM in English

/ ˈdʌbniəm; NAmE ˈduːb-/ noun

[ U ] ( symb Db ) a radioactive chemical element, produced when atoms collide (=crash into each other)

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WORD ORIGIN

1990s: modern Latin , from Dubna in Russia, site of the Joint Nuclear Institute.

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