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Ds

Ds

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A chemical symbol for a very heavy metal made by scientists that breaks down quickly
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Nitrogen accumulation in shoot and root decreased due to different levels of salinity. P concentrations were also influenced by the different salinity levels. P accumulation was reduced at 4 to 12 dS m-1 salinity levels.
  • Ds m-1
  • 12 Ds
  • 4 Ds

Examples

  • Scientist John discovered that Ds is a synthetic element, meaning it is not found naturally on Earth.

  • Darmstadtium, with the chemical symbol Ds, was first created in a laboratory in 1994.

  • Genotypes IR20, MR33, MR52, and MR219 failed to produce rice grain at 12 dS m-1.

    Academic text (2014)

  • It showed that the MR211 genotype had the highest concentration (3.38%) in the control, followed by MR211 at 4 dS m-1 (2.99%).

    Academic text (2014)

  • The atomic number of Ds is 110, which places it in the category of superheavy elements in the periodic table.

Surface Forms

Ds singular
Dss plural

Etymology

Ds: The chemical symbol Ds comes from the name darmstadtium, which was named after the city Darmstadt in Germany where scientists first made the element. So Ds stands for that man-made element and reminds us of the place it was created.