Element
plutonium
plu·to·ni·um [ ploo-toh-nee-uhm ]
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A naturally radioactive element of the actinide metals series. It has the atomic symbol Pu, and atomic number 94. Plutonium is used as a nuclear fuel, to produce radioisotopes for research, in radionuclide batteries for pacemakers, and as the agent of fission in nuclear weapons.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Radioactive element of the actinide metals series; atomic symbol Pu, atomic number 94, and atomic weight 242; used as a nuclear fuel, to produce radioisotopes for research, in radionuclide batteries for pacemakers, and as an agent of fission in nuclear weapons.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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