plutonium

Meaning

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.
  • Alternative of ploutonion

Origin

  • After Pluto (the entity formerly considered to be a planet) -ium.

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