berkelium
/bɜːɹˈkiːliəm/
berkelium noun: a transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
Noun
berkelium (uncountable)
- A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
- An atom of this element.
berkelium meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Persian
berkelium in Tamil
- transuranic chemical element
- பெர்கெலியம் perkeliyam
berkelium in Arabic
- transuranic chemical element
- بِرْكِيلِيُوم birkīliyūm
berkelium in Malay
- transuranic chemical element
- berkelium
berkelium in Persian
- transuranic chemical element
- برکلیم berkelyom
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- berkelium in Thai
- เบอร์คีเลียม bəə-kii-lîiam
- berkelium in Vietnamese
- beckeli
Origin of berkelium
After Berkeley, California, because of discovery at UC Berkeley, + -ium.
Words formed from berkelium
- berkelium chloride
- berkelium dioxide
- berkelium fluoride
- berkelium oxychloride
- berkelium trioxide
Words that rhyme with berkelium
- helium
- antihelium
- aphelium
- dihelium
- endothelium
- epithelium
- exothelium
- hydridohelium
- hyperhelium
- hypotrachelium
- mesothelium
- mycelium
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Questions about berkelium
- What does berkelium mean?
- Berkelium means a transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
- What is berkelium in Tamil?
- Berkelium in Tamil is பெர்கெலியம் (perkeliyam). See Berkelium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is berkelium?
- Berkelium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce berkelium?
- Berkelium is pronounced /bɜːɹˈkiːliəm/.
Words near berkelium in the dictionary
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