Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Berkelium has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
Berkelium is named after Berkeley, California, where it was discovered at the University of California, Berkeley. The name combines this location with the suffix "-ium" used for chemical elements.