dubnium

noun — 2 senses

dubnium

noun

UK /ˈdʌbniəm/ · US /ˈduːbniəm/

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

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Db) with atomic number 105.

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Obsolete A rejected name for rutherfordium.

Synonyms: eka-tantalum, hahnium, joliotium, nielsbohrium, unnilpentium
Related terms: Dubna, dubnate

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