[ ˌmɛndə'li:vɪəm , -'leɪvɪəm ]
■ noun the chemical element of atomic number 101, an artificially made radioactive metal of the actinide series. (Symbol: Md )
Origin
1950s: mod. L., from the name of the Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev .
[ ˌmɛndə'li:vɪəm , -'leɪvɪəm ]
■ noun the chemical element of atomic number 101, an artificially made radioactive metal of the actinide series. (Symbol: Md )
Origin
1950s: mod. L., from the name of the Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004