noun
- Plural of lawrencium; atoms or samples of the synthetic chemical element with atomic number 103.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Lawrenciums are produced in particle accelerators and exist only briefly before decaying.
- The laboratory synthesized lawrenciums by bombarding californium with boron ions.
- Lawrenciums have no stable isotopes and are highly radioactive.
- Scientists study lawrenciums to understand the properties of superheavy elements.