Plutonium - definition, transcription
Amer.
|pluːˈtəʊnɪəm|
Brit.
|pluːˈtəʊnɪəm|
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 (syn: plutonium)
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Uranium and plutonium are radioactive.
Plutonium 238 is one of the most toxic substances known to man.
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