Etymology

mendelevate

men·de·lev·ate
M3E1N1D2E1L1E1V4A1T1E1

Today it means: An anion of mendelevium. Full definition →

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Probably from mendelevium + -ate (suffix forming derivatives of specified elements or compounds).

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