Pu

symb. Chem. the element plutonium.

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noun

a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239

• Syn: ↑plutonium, ↑atomic number 94

• Hypernyms: ↑chemical element, ↑element

• Hyponyms: ↑plutonium 239

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\\ˈpü\

chiefly Scotland

variant of pull

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Symbol, Chem.

plutonium.

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abbrev

Pick-up

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Pu (no period),

plutonium (chemical element).

PU (no periods),

polyurethane.

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symbol the chemical element plutonium

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pu, pu'

Sc. forms of pull.