Word
plutonium
Phoneticsplu·to·ni·um
US/pɫuˈtoʊniəm/
UK/pluːtˈəʊniəm/
Definition
n. a heavy, silver-colored metal that is radioactive and used to create nuclear energy or weapons. It does not occur much in nature and is usually made in laboratories.
n. a dense, silvery-white radioactive metallic element of the actinide series, with atomic number 94. Produced primarily in nuclear reactors, it is used as a fuel in nuclear power plants and as an explosive in nuclear weapons.
Examples
“Scientists must handle plutonium with extreme care.”
“The facility was designed specifically to process and store plutonium safely away from the public.”
“The discovery of plutonium in 1940 fundamentally altered the landscape of modern warfare and energy production, necessitating the development of complex international safety protocols.”
Examples
simple
“Scientists must handle plutonium with extreme care.”
contextual
“The facility was designed specifically to process and store plutonium safely away from the public.”
complex
“The discovery of plutonium in 1940 fundamentally altered the landscape of modern warfare and energy production, necessitating the development of complex international safety protocols.”
Real-World Examples
“The researchers measured the X-rays emitted by uranium, plutonium and neptunium in the energy range where they overlap with gamma-ray emissions.” “An army colonel is accidentally exposed to a plutonium blast in Bert I Gordon’s low-budget B-movie.” Scan code
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