/ maɪtˈnɪəriəm; NAmE -ˈnɪr-/ noun
[ U ] ( symb Mt ) a radioactive chemical element, produced when atoms collide (= crash into each other)
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WORD ORIGIN
1990s: modern Latin , from the name of L. Meitner (1878-1968), Austrian-born Swedish physicist.
/ maɪtˈnɪəriəm; NAmE -ˈnɪr-/ noun
[ U ] ( symb Mt ) a radioactive chemical element, produced when atoms collide (= crash into each other)
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WORD ORIGIN
1990s: modern Latin , from the name of L. Meitner (1878-1968), Austrian-born Swedish physicist.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005