n.
The name formerly used for rutherfordium.
[After Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov (1903-1960), Soviet nuclear physicist.]
kurchatovium
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kur·cha·tov·i·um (kûr'chə-tō'vē-əm) 
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n.
The name formerly used for rutherfordium.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized
Synonyms: rutherfordium, Rf, Ku, unnilquadium, Unq, element 104, atomic number 104
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 | Igor Vasilievich Kurchatov (Russian physicist) |
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| transactinide elements |
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- Igor Vasilievich Kurchatov (Russian physicist)
- rutherfordium (element)
- transactinide elements
- Ku
- List of chemical elements named after people
- Element naming controversy
- Isotopes of rutherfordium
- List of chemical elements naming controversies
- Ununpentium
- Ununquadium
- List of chemical element name etymologies
- List of elements by symbol
