flerovium
[ flai-roh-vee-uh m ]
/ flɛəˈroʊ vi əm /
noun Chemistry, Physics.
a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Fl; atomic number: 114.
Formerly
ununquadium,
element 114.
Origin of flerovium
named after
Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions in Russia, cofounded by Georgi N. Flerov, 1913–90, Russian physicist; see
-ium
Words nearby flerovium
flemish giant,
flemish scroll,
flemming,
flensburg,
flense,
flerovium,
flesh,
flesh and blood,
flesh color,
flesh fly,
flesh out