nobelium
noun
no·bel·i·um
nō-ˈbe-lē-əm 
: a radioactive metallic element produced artificially see Chemical Elements Table
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Although Swedish researchers later had to retract their report of a 10-minute half-life, in 1992, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry officially bestowed the name nobelium since it had been used in the literature for decades.
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Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2022
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nobelium
noun
no·bel·i·um
nō-ˈbel-ē-əm
: a radioactive metallic element produced artificially see element
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nobelium
noun
no·bel·i·um
nō-ˈbel-ē-əm
: a radioactive element produced artificially
—symbol No
see Chemical Elements Table
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