plutonium
IPA: pɫutˈoʊniʌm
noun
- The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
- (countable, historical) Alternative form of ploutonion [(historical) A sanctuary dedicated to the Ancient Greek and Roman god Pluto, usually at a location producing poisonous emissions, believed to represent an entrance to the underworld.]
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Examples of "plutonium" in Sentences
- The Germans have separated plutonium.
- The first plutonium shipment left the site.
- This is the only film where the plutonium is mentioned.
- The Indian program used plutonium from the CIRUS reactor.
- In the 1970s, Pakistan first focused on the plutonium route.
- The plutonium core of the first atom bomb was hand assembled.
- This work was crucial to the success of the plutonium atomic bomb.
- The facility was built to produce plutonium for the British atom bomb.
- Some of the plutonium can be deposited close to the point of detonation.
- This complicates further recycling of the plutonium from the spent fuel.