kurchatovium
/ˌkɜːtʃəˈtəʊvɪəm/noun
mass noun
- historical a name proposed in the former USSR for the artificial radioactive element of atomic number 104, now called rutherfordium〈史〉(前苏联对第104号元素的命名, 现称钌)。
词源
1960s: named after Igor V. Kurchatov (1903- 60), Russian nuclear physicist.