cu|ri|um

cu|ri|um
cu|ri|um «KYUR ee uhm», noun.
a radioactive, metallic chemical element produced artificially from plutonium and americium.
[< Pierre Curie, 1859-1906, and Marie Curie, 1867-1934, codiscoverers of radium, + New Latin -ium]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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