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meitnerium

noun

NAmE//maɪtˈnɛriəm//

, NAmE//maɪtˈnɪriəm//

[uncountable] (symbol Mt)

a radioactive chemical element. Meitnerium is produced when atoms collide (= crash into each other).

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