AMERICIUM


Meaning of AMERICIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-mə-ˈri-shē-əm, -sē- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from America + New Latin -ium

Date: 1946

: a radioactive metallic element produced artificially by bombarding plutonium with high-energy neutrons — see element table

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