kurchatovium

kur cha tov i um |ˌkərCHəˈtōvēəm ˌkərtʃəˈtoʊviəm | ▶noun historical a name proposed in the former Soviet Union for the artificial radioactive element of atomic number 104, now called rutherfordium. ORIGIN 1960s: named after Igor V. Kurchatov (1903 –60 ), Russian nuclear physicist.

kurchatovium

kurchatovium |ˌkəːtʃəˈtəʊvɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical a name proposed in the Soviet Union for the artificial radioactive element of atomic number 104, now called rutherfordium. ORIGIN 1960s: named after Igor V. Kurchatov (1903 –60 ), Russian nuclear physicist.