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Answer for the clue "A radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium ", 10 letters:
lawrencium

Word definitions for lawrencium in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1961, Modern Latin, from the name of Ernest O. Lawrence (1901-1958), U.S. physicist, cyclotron pioneer and founder of the lab where it was discovered.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lawrencium is a synthetic chemical element with chemical symbol Lr (formerly Lw ) and atomic number 103. It is named in honor of Ernest Lawrence , inventor of the cyclotron , a device that was used to discover many artificial radioactive elements. A radioactive ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A transuranic chemical element (''symbol'' Lr, ''formerly'' Lw) with atomic number 103.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium [syn: Lw , atomic number 103 ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lr \Lr\ n. The chemical symbol for lawrencium , a transuranic element of atomic number 103. Syn: lawrencium.