LAWRENCIUM


Meaning of LAWRENCIUM in English

/ lɒˈrensiəm; NAmE lɔːˈr-/ noun

[ U ] ( symb Lr ) a chemical element. Lawrencium is a radioactive metal.

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WORD ORIGIN

1960s: modern Latin , named after E. O. Lawrence , the American physicist, who founded the laboratory in which it was produced.

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