noun
- Plural of dubnium; atoms or samples of the synthetic chemical element with atomic number 105.
Usage: chemistry; technical; dubnium is a highly unstable, artificially produced element
Examples
- Scientists created dubniums in the laboratory by bombarding lighter elements with high-energy particles.
- The dubniums produced in the experiment decayed within milliseconds.
- Researchers study dubniums to better understand the properties of superheavy elements.
- Only tiny amounts of dubniums have ever been synthesized.