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Definition of: plutonium
(pl·tō′nē·əm) noun
A toxic, radioactive metallic element (symbol Pu, atomic number 94) occurring in minute traces in uranium ores and produced in quantity in nuclear reactors by irradiation of uranium. See PERIODIC TABLE. [<NL <Pluto (the planet)]
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