Einsteinium Definition
īn-stīnē-əm
noun
A radioactive, metallic chemical element, one of the actinides, discovered in the debris of the first thermonuclear explosion in 1952, but now produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons: symbol, Es; at. no. 99
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Origin of Einsteinium
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Einstein + -ium. Named for Albert Einstein.
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After Albert Einstein
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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