Etymology

lawrencium

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Today it means: A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103. Full definition →

English Lawrence ← Latin Laurentius ← Old Latin dacrus
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  1. Old Latindacrus
  2. Latinlaurus?
  3. LatinLaurentum
  4. LatinLaurentius
  5. EnglishLaurence
  6. EnglishLawrence
  7. English todaylawrencium

From Lawrence + -ium; named for Ernest Lawrence.

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