transfermium

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adjective

Describing any element that lies beyond fermium in the periodic table; having an atomic number greater than 100.

OriginEnglish fermium ← New Latin fermium ← Italian Fermi →
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Meanings

adjectivetransfermium (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing any element that lies beyond fermium in the periodic table; having an atomic number greater than 100.

Origin

  1. Englishtrans-
  2. ItalianFermo
  3. ItalianFermi
  4. New Latinfermium
  5. Englishfermium
  6. Englishtransfermium

From trans- + fermium.

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Translations

French transfermien
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Italian transfermico
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APA

transfermium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfermium

MLA

“transfermium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfermium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transfermium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfermium.

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