plutonium

Etymology

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

noun

  1. The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
  2. (countable, historical) Alternative form of ploutonion

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