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Berkelium . ( Of the lat. ) scientific. ( berkelium, and this from the University of California, Berkeley , where it was discovered in 1950). 1. m. Quím. Radioactive chemical element of no. atóm. 97. Metal of the actinide series, obtained artificially by bombardment of americium with alpha particles, and all its isotopes are radioactive. (Símb.) Bk ).