/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005