'nobelium' definitions:
Definition of 'nobelium'
(from WordNet)
noun
A radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn: nobelium, No, atomic number 102]
Definition of 'nobelium'
From: Elements
- Symbol: No
- Atomic number: 102
- Atomic weight: (254)
- Radioactive metallic transuranic element, belongs to the actinoids. Seven known isotopes exist, the most stable being No-254 with a half-life of 255 seconds. First identified with certainty by Albert Ghiorso and Glenn T. Seaborg in 1966. Unnilbium has been proposed as an alternative name.