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dubnium

/ˈdʌbniəm//ˈduːbniəm/

dubnium noun: a transuranic chemical element (symbol Db) with atomic number 105.

Noun

dubnium (uncountable)

  1. A transuranic chemical element (symbol Db) with atomic number 105.
    1. (countable) An atom of this element.
  2. (obsolete) A rejected name for rutherfordium.

dubnium meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Thai

dubnium in Tamil

chemical element
டப்னியம் ṭapṉiyam

dubnium in Arabic

chemical element
دُبْنِيُوم dubniyūm

dubnium in Malay

chemical element
dubnium

dubnium in Thai

chemical element
ดุบเนียม dúp-nîiam
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dubnium in Vietnamese
dubni

Synonyms of dubnium

All synonyms of dubnium

Origin of dubnium

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

Questions about dubnium

What does dubnium mean?
Dubnium means a transuranic chemical element (symbol Db) with atomic number 105.
What is dubnium in Tamil?
Dubnium in Tamil is டப்னியம் (ṭapṉiyam). See Dubnium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dubnium?
Dubnium is a noun.
How do you pronounce dubnium?
Dubnium is pronounced /ˈdʌbniəm/ (UK).

Words near dubnium in the dictionary

  1. Dublinese
  2. dubloon
  3. Dublândia
  4. Dubna
  5. Dubnica nad Váhom
  6. dubnium
  7. Dubno
  8. Dubois
  9. Dubois County
  10. Duboise
  11. Duboises

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