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plu•to•ni•um
Pronunciation: (plOO-tō'nē-um), [key]—
n. Chem., Physics.
a transuranic element with a fissile isotope of mass number 239
(plutonium 239) that can be produced from non-fissile uranium 238, as in a breeder reactor.
Symbol: Pu;
at. no.: 94.
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