Plutonium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pluːˈtoʊniəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Plutonium is a noun meaning (countable, historical) Alternative form of ploutonion.
Meaning
(countable, historical) Alternative form of ploutonion.
More Meanings
- The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
Example Sentences
Plutonium? You mean this sucker's nuclear?
The Samson Option states that Moshe Dayan gave the go-ahead for starting weapon production in early 1968, putting the plutonium separation plant into full operation.
For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste for off-site storage.
Word Forms
- plutoniums
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include uranium, station, agreement, actinide, transuranic, platinum.
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