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Word: Curium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1940s: modern Latin, from the name of Marie and Pierre Curie
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkjʊərɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 96, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Curium does not occur naturally and was first made by bombarding plutonium with helium ions.
Short Definition:chemical element of atomic number 96, radioactive metal of actinide series
Variant Forms:
- Cm
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