nielsbohrium

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noun

A rejected name for dubnium (105).

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Meanings

nounnielsbohrium (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA rejected name for dubnium (105).

    Again, due to the 2-sec half-life of nielsbohrium, ...

    1974, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, XXIVth International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry: Plenary and Main Section Lectures Presented at Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 2-8 September 1973
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    As an example, element 105, nielsbohrium, is considered.

    1977, Energy Research and Development Administration Energy Research Abstracts
  2. obsoleteuncountableA rejected name for bohrium (107).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dubnium

Origin

From Niels Bohr + -ium.

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Translations

Russian нильсбо́рий
  • нильсбо́рий (nilʹsbórij)rejected name for dubnium
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