berkelium
noun
berke·li·um
ˈbər-klē-əm 
: a radioactive metallic element produced artificially (as by bombarding americium 241 with alpha particles) see Chemical Elements Table
Examples of berkelium in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But there’s another factor at play that makes the time seem more urgent: the half-life of the radioactive source element berkelium.
—
Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 6 Mar. 2023
As part of the discovery team, Phelps purified the element berkelium to create a film – a painstaking, monthslong process.
—Charli Leevongcharoen, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
The most recent elemental advance came last year when nuclear scientists at the Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research in Germany bombarded a lump of 97-proton berkelium with a beam of 20-proton calcium ions.
—Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2015
Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 6 Mar. 2023
As part of the discovery team, Phelps purified the element berkelium to create a film – a painstaking, monthslong process.
—Charli Leevongcharoen, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
The most recent elemental advance came last year when nuclear scientists at the Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research in Germany bombarded a lump of 97-proton berkelium with a beam of 20-proton calcium ions.
—Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2015
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'berkelium.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near berkelium
Cite this Entry
“Berkelium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/berkelium. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
berkelium
noun
berke·li·um
ˈbər-kle-əm
: an artificially prepared radioactive chemical element see element
Medical Definition
berkelium
noun
berke·li·um
ˈbər-klē-əm
: a radioactive metallic element produced by bombarding americium 241 with helium ions
—symbol Bk
see Chemical Elements Table
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share