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Einsteinium

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Noun

1. atomic number 99, e, einsteinium, es

a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

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Einsteinium

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noun
a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from plutonium. Symbol: Es; atomic no: 99; half-life of most stable isotope, 252Es: 276 days

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Einsteinium

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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
see the periodic table of elements in the Reference Supplement

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Einsteinium

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n. Symbol Es
A synthetic transuranic element first produced by neutron irradiation of uranium in a thermonuclear explosion and now usually produced in the laboratory by irradiating plutonium and other elements. The isotopes with the longest half-lives are Es-252 (472 days) and Es-254 (276 days). Atomic number 99; melting point 860°C (estimated); valence 2, 3. See Periodic Table.

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