Found 2 items, similar to lawrencium.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lawrencium lawrencium n : a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium [syn: Lw, atomic number 103]
English → English (gcide) Definition: lawrencium lawrencium \lawrencium\ n. [from Ernest O. Lawrence, inventer of the cyclotron.] A transuranic element of atomic number 103. It was discovered in 1961 by bombardment of californium in a cyclotron with boron nuclei. Other isotopes were prepared in 1965 at Dubna. The atomic weight of the most stable isotope is 256, having a half-life of 35 seconds. Symbol Lr. --HCP61 Syn: Lr. [WordNet 1.5] Lr \Lr\ n. The chemical symbol for lawrencium, a transuranic element of atomic number 103. Syn: lawrencium. [WordNet 1.5]