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Definition of: fermium
(fer′mē·əm, fûr′-) noun
A synthetic radioactive element (symbol Fm, atomic number 100) produced by neutron bombardment of plutonium and by other nuclear reactions, first identified in residue from a thermonuclear explosion. See PERIODIC TABLE. [after E. Fermi]
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