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Definition of: americium
(am′ə·rish′ē·əm) noun
A transuranium element (symbol Am, atomic number 95) produced in nuclear reactors by neutron bombardment of plutonium, the most stable isotope having mass number 243 and a half-life of 7370 years. See PERIODIC TABLE. [ < NL, after America]
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