Curium
/ˈkjʊəɹiəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96. uncountable
- 2 a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei wordnet
Example
More examples"Curium is a radioactive metal with element symbol Cm and atomic number 96."
Etymology
From Curie + -ium; named after Pierre and Marie Curie.