atomic number 95

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   a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms

   SynonymsamericiumAm

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 95

What does atomic number 95 mean?

atomic number 95 means "a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms".

What is another word for atomic number 95?

Close synonyms include americium, Am. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 95 a common word?

atomic number 95 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.