PLUTONIUM

plutonium, Pu, atomic number

(noun) a solid silvery grey 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

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Etymology

Noun

plutonium (usually uncountable, plural plutoniums)

The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.

(countable, historical) Alternative form of ploutonion

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18 January 2025

SHTIK

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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