English Explanatory Dictionary

dubnium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A transuranic chemical element (symbol Db) with atomic number 105.
  2. A rejected name for rutherfordium.

Pronunciation

dŭb'nēəm /ˈdʌbniəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dubnium.wav do͞ob'nēəm /ˈduːbniəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-dubnium.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-dubnium (alt).wav

Word forms

dubnium

Etymology

From Dubna + -ium, named after Dubna, Moscow Oblast, Russia, the site of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, which discovered the element.

Synonyms

eka-tantalum hahnium joliotium nielsbohrium unnilpentium

Related words

Dubna dubnate
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