Mvn.
Chemistry. disused.
The element mendelevium.Superseded by Md.
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Mv1955
1955 A. Ghiorso et al. in Physical Rev. 98 1519/2 We would like to suggest the name mendelevium, symbol Mv, for the new element.
1958 O. R. Frisch Nucl. Handbk. iii. 4 (table) Mendelevium... Mv... 101.
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mV
mV n. millivolt(s).
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > electrical potential > [noun] > unit of electromotive force > measurements
kilovolt1861
millivolt1861
megavolt1868
volt1873
kilovolt-ampere1909
mV1926
kilovoltage1933
MV1937
TeV1956
tera-electron-volt1974
1926 S. W. Cole Pract. Physiol. Chem. (ed. 7) i. 43 Thus at 18°C standard acetate against the saturated calomel electrode has an E.M.F. of 517.5 mv.
1967 Brain 90 818 Electromyography..showed a predominance of motor unit potentials of low amplitude (< 50 mv.).
1991 M. A. Summerfield Global Geomorphol. (BNC) 135 The redox potential..is measured in units of millivolts (mV), with positive values registering an oxidizing potential and negative values a reducing potential.
MV
MV n. megavolt(s).
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > electrical potential > [noun] > unit of electromotive force > measurements
kilovolt1861
millivolt1861
megavolt1868
volt1873
kilovolt-ampere1909
mV1926
kilovoltage1933
MV1937
TeV1956
tera-electron-volt1974
1937 Physical Rev. 51 77/2 For a generator potential of 3MV the air gap between hoops could be safely made less than one-half the tubing diameter without danger of sparking from hoop to hoop.
1996 European Respiratory Jrnl. 9 2565 Forty seven patients with pleural mesotheliomas received irradiation of the diseased hemithorax at 8 MV (megavolt) photons to a total dose of 40 Gy.
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