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Noun: einsteinium  In'stI-nee-um
  1. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
    "Einsteinium was discovered in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb explosion";
    - Es, E, atomic number 99

Derived forms: einsteiniums

Type of: metal, metallic element

Encyclopedia: Einsteinium