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Plutonium

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atomic number 94noun	a solid silvery gray radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239
punoun	A surname from Chinese.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Plutonium"

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Word	Definition
punoun	A surname from Chinese.
atomic number 94noun	a solid silvery gray radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239
uraniumnoun	The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.
stationnoun	A stopping place.
agreementnoun	(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
238noun	—
actinidenoun	(chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.
transuranicnoun	Of an element: lying beyond uranium in the periodic table; having an atomic number greater than 92.
plutonium dioxidenoun	(inorganic chemistry) The yellow-brown solid, PuO₂, formed by the spontaneous oxidation of plutonium metal; it is used in mixed oxide fuel for nuclear reactors
transuranium elementnoun	(chemistry) Any element having an atomic number greater than that of uranium.
platinumnoun	The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
protactiniumnoun	A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91. A dense, silvery-gray actinide metal.
curiumnoun	A highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96.
eka-protactiniumnoun	unbitrium (Ubt), an unsynthesized chemical element with atomic number 123.
thoriumnoun	A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90. A weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air.
uranidenoun	(chemistry) Any of the transuranium elements immediately following uranium in the periodic table.
ununquadiumnoun	(dated) The systematic element name for flerovium, the chemical element with atomic number 114 (symbol Uuq).
uranium-233noun	(physics) A radioactive isotope of uranium, ²³³₉₂U, having a half-life of about 160,000 years; it is fissile.
lutetiumnoun	A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.
unbiquadiumnoun	The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 124 (symbol Ubq).