Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kurchatovium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kur-cha-tovi-um
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rejected name for rutherfordium.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Research on the production and properties of kurchatovium isotopes has continued; Ghiorso et al. exposed Cf²⁴⁹ to C¹² and C¹³ ions to produce two new α-active isotopes of kurchatovium (which they called rutherfordium, Rf) having A fo 257 and 259, the T_(1/2) being 4.5 and 3 sec respectively."
"Kurchatovium-260 was obtained by bombarding a target of plutonium-242 with accelerated neon-22 ions. As to its chemical properties, kurchatovium differs from actinide elements but is close to hafnium."

Etymology

Named for Igor Kurchatov, + -ium.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ium

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does kurchatovium mean?: A rejected name for rutherfordium.
Where does kurchatovium come from?: Named for Igor Kurchatov, + -ium.

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