lawrencium
noun
law·ren·ci·um
lȯ-ˈren(t)-sē-əm 
: a short-lived radioactive element produced artificially see Chemical Elements Table
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Since 2015 a working group at the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has been refereeing a debate over which elements should go in the third column of the table: lanthanum and actinium (elements 57 and 89) or lutetium and lawrencium (71 and 103).
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lawrencium
noun
law·ren·ci·um
lȯ-ˈren(t)-sē-əm
: a short-lived radioactive element produced artificially see element
Medical Definition
lawrencium
noun
law·ren·ci·um
lȯ-ˈren(t)-sē-əm
: a short-lived radioactive element that is produced artificially from californium
—symbol Lr
see Chemical Elements Table
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