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lawrencium

lawrencium

9.9
A man-made radioactive element with the number 103
  • noun
  • /lɔːrˈɛnsiəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lawrencio
  • lawrencium atom
  • lawrencium element

Examples

  • Berkeley proposed the name lawrencium.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The element lawrencium is produced by bombarding californium with boron ions.

  • Researchers are studying lawrencium to understand its unique place in the periodic table.

  • Chemists found that lawrencium, with the atomic number 103, is very difficult to produce.

Synonyms

Lr
vslawrencium
  • Specialized
3 9.9

The chemical symbol for the element lawrencium, a man-made radioactive metal with atomic number 103

is the spelled-out element name and production description instead of the symbol
atomic number 103
vslawrencium
  • Specialized
9.9

A radioactive element called lawrencium that scientists make in a lab

is the common name form rather than a numeric label for the element

Surface Forms

lawrencium singular
lawrenciums plural

Morphology

lawrencium = Lawrence (semi-transparent) = lawrenc + ium

Formed from the proper name 'Lawrence' plus the element-forming suffix '-ium'; this signals a chemical element named after Lawrence but does not convey chemical properties, so learners may not derive the full meaning from components alone.

Etymology

Lawrencium is named after the American scientist Ernest O. Lawrence, who built large machines to study atoms, and the ending -ium is a common part used for element names. So, lawrencium is the element named for Lawrence and refers to a man-made radioactive element.