plutonium
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plutonium
- /pluːˈtoʊniəm/
Rhymes with -əʊniəm
Where it comes from
After Pluto (dwarf planet) + -n- + -ium. More in Wikipedia at plutonium § History.
noun plutoniums
- The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air. Plutonium? You mean this sucker's nuclear?
- An atom of this element.
- Alternative form of ploutonion
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pu, uranium, station, agreement, actinide, transuranic, plutonium dioxide, transuranium element, platinum, protactinium, curium, eka-protactinium, thorium, uranide, ununquadium, lutetium
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noun chemical element
| Español | plutonio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 플루토늄 peullutonyum |
| 日本語 | プルトニウム purutoniumu |
| हिन्दी | प्लूटोनियम plūṭoniyam |
| Kiswahili | plutoni |
| Português | plutónio |
| Français | plutonium |
| Deutsch | Plutonium |
| Italiano | plutonio |
| Ελληνικά | πλουτώνιο ploutónio |
| Română | plutoniu |
| Русский | плуто́ний plutónij |
| Tiếng Việt | plutoni |
| العربية | بُلُوتُونِيُوم bulūtūniyūm |
| עברית | פְּלוּטוֹנְיוּם plutónyum |
Talk about this word "plutonium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plutonium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. plutonium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plutonium "plutonium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plutonium.Cite this
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