CURIUM

curium, Cm, atomic number

(noun) a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

curium (uncountable)

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96.

Source: Wiktionary



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