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fermium

/ˈfɜːɹmiəm/

fermium noun: a transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100.

Noun

fermium (uncountable)

  1. A transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100.
    1. (countable) An atom of this element.

fermium meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Thai

fermium in Tamil

chemical element
வெளுகன் veḷukaṉ

fermium in Arabic

chemical element
فِرْمِيُوم firmiyum

fermium in Malay

chemical element
fermium

fermium in Thai

chemical element
เฟอร์เมียม fəə-mîiam
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fermium in Vietnamese
fecmi

Origin of fermium

From Fermi + -ium; named for Enrico Fermi.

Words formed from fermium

Questions about fermium

What does fermium mean?
Fermium means a transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100.
What is fermium in Tamil?
Fermium in Tamil is வெளுகன் (veḷukaṉ). See Fermium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fermium?
Fermium is a noun.
How do you pronounce fermium?
Fermium is pronounced /ˈfɜːɹmiəm/.

Words near fermium in the dictionary

  1. fermiophilic
  2. fermiophobic
  3. fermis
  4. fermitin
  5. fermitins
  6. fermium
  7. fermium gap
  8. fermière
  9. Fermo
  10. Fermont
  11. Fermor

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