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terramare (iou) and mendelevium (iou)


terramare (iou)



terramare noun. . M19.
[French, from Italian dial. terramara for terra marna, from terra earth + marna marl.]
An ammoniacal earthy deposit found in flat mounds in late neolithic lake-dwellings or settlements in the valley of the Po in Italy, and collected as a fertilizer. Also, a prehistoric dwelling or settlement of this kind (usu. in pl.).
attrib.: L. Mumford It is doubtful if there is any direct connexion between the terramare settlements and the Roman towns.

mendelevium (iou)



mendelevium noun. M20.
[from Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist + -IUM.]
A radioactive metallic chemical element of the actinide series, atomic no. 101, which is produced artificially. (Symbol Md.)