Fermium

"Fermium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Fermium. A man-made radioactive actinide with atomic symbol Fm, atomic number 100, and atomic weight 257. Its known isotopes range from 244-254 and 256-258. Its valence can be +2 or +3. Like einsteinium, it was discovered in 1952 in the debris from a thermonuclear explosion.

Descriptor ID

D005286

MeSH Number(s)

D01.268.033.275

D01.268.271.100.275

D01.268.556.266

D01.552.020.394

D01.552.544.266

Concept/Terms

Fermium

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fermium".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Elements [D01.268]
Actinoid Series Elements [D01.268.033]
Fermium [D01.268.033.275]
Elements, Radioactive [D01.268.271]
Actinoid Series Elements [D01.268.271.100]
Fermium [D01.268.271.100.275]
Metals, Heavy [D01.268.556]
Fermium [D01.268.556.266]
Metals [D01.552]
Actinoid Series Elements [D01.552.020]
Fermium [D01.552.020.394]
Metals, Heavy [D01.552.544]
Fermium [D01.552.544.266]

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