flerovium

noun

fle·ro·vi·um | \ flə-ˈrō-vē-əm

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Definition of flerovium

: a short-lived artificially produced radioactive element that has 114 protons —symbol Fl — see Chemical Elements Table

History and Etymology for flerovium

Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions (of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia) + -ium

Note: The element was first produced in the Flerov Laboratory (Russian, Laboratorija jadernyx reakcij im. G.N. Flërova Ob"jedinënnogo instituta jadernyx issledovanij), founded by the Russian physicist Georgij Nikolaevič Flërov (1913-90).

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