Etymology

transfermium

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Today it means: Describing any element that lies beyond fermium in the periodic table; having an atomic number greater than 100. Full definition →

English fermium ← New Latin fermium ← Italian Fermi
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  1. Englishtrans-
  2. ItalianFermo
  3. ItalianFermi
  4. New Latinfermium
  5. Englishfermium
  6. English todaytransfermium

From trans- + fermium.

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