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1. (n.) curium
a synthetic radioactive element produced from plutonium.
Etymology: (1946; after M. and P. Curie ; see -ium2)
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1. (noun) curium, Cm, atomic number 96
a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei
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1. curium
A radioactive actinide with atomic symbol Cm, atomic number 96, and atomic weight 247. Thirteen curium isotopes have been produced with mass numbers ranging from 238-250. Its valence can be +3 or +4. It is intensely radioactive and decays by alpha-emission.
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