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CURIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does curium mean?
• CURIUM (noun)
The noun CURIUM has 1 sense:
1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei
Familiarity information: CURIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 96; Cm; curium
Hypernyms ("curium" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
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