einsteinium

/aɪnˈstaɪni.əm/

einsteinium means A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

einsteinium is pronounced /aɪnˈstaɪni.əm/.

Etymology

From Einstein + -ium. Named after Albert Einstein.

noun

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.“Einsteinium, the 99th element of the periodic table, was discovered in the fallout of the first hydrogen bomb, detonated by the United States in the Marshall Islands on November 1, 1952.”