Definition of plutonium in English:

plutonium

noun pluːˈtəʊnɪəmpluˈtoʊniəm

mass noun

The chemical element of atomic number 94, a dense silvery radioactive metal of the actinide series, used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and as an explosive in nuclear fission weapons. Plutonium only occurs in trace amounts in nature but is manufactured in nuclear reactors from uranium-238.
（化学元素）钚（符号： Pu ）
Example sentencesExamples
- Experts say that breathing in even the tiniest amounts of plutonium can increase the risk of cancer, especially among children.
- To develop a comprehensive set of nuclear weapons, enriched plutonium and uranium are needed.
- These were bombarded with neutrons which converted the uranium to plutonium.
- Accidents could result in explosions which could spread plutonium and other harmful radioactivity over large areas, it says.
- The amount of plutonium you need for a bomb is the size of a grapefruit and weighs about 20 pounds.
- The plant reprocesses deadly plutonium to make fuel for nuclear power stations.
- The waste from a defunct reactor is full of plutonium, a highly toxic metal used as the explosive in atomic bombs.
- Some had received large doses of densely ionizing radiation while processing plutonium.
- No one is proposing to make bombs out of the small amount of plutonium produced.
- Reprocessing is only for the purpose of harvesting plutonium to make weapons.
- The only manufacturing left on the site when reprocessing goes will be the plant for making nuclear fuel from plutonium and uranium oxides.
- A highly radioactive solution of water, plutonium and uranium is constantly leaking out.
- Thus, even today, it has only enough plutonium for one or two crude nuclear devices.
- The use of Australian uranium always involves the production of plutonium.
- Part of the research involved injecting a number of people with radioactive plutonium.
- While plutonium can be used in nuclear weapons it also has civilian purposes, including power generation.
- Workers at the facility were exposed to radiation as well as the chemicals uranium, plutonium and fluorine.
- The difference is the commercial grade is different from the weapons grade plutonium.
- No one is going to steal our plutonium - it is too well guarded, too hard to handle, too dangerous.
- Given enough plutonium or enriched uranium, he thought they might have been able to produce a bomb in two to three years.

Origin

1940s: from Greek 'Pluto', on the pattern of neptunium, being the next planet beyond Neptune.

Rhymes

ammonium, euphonium, harmonium, pandemonium, pelargonium, polonium, zirconium

Definition of plutonium in US English:

plutonium

nounpluˈtoʊniəmplo͞oˈtōnēəm

The chemical element of atomic number 94, a dense silvery radioactive metal of the actinide series, used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and as an explosive in nuclear fission weapons. Plutonium only occurs in trace amounts in nature but is manufactured in nuclear reactors from uranium-238.
（化学元素）钚（符号： Pu ）
Example sentencesExamples
- The plant reprocesses deadly plutonium to make fuel for nuclear power stations.
- Some had received large doses of densely ionizing radiation while processing plutonium.
- Experts say that breathing in even the tiniest amounts of plutonium can increase the risk of cancer, especially among children.
- The difference is the commercial grade is different from the weapons grade plutonium.
- No one is going to steal our plutonium - it is too well guarded, too hard to handle, too dangerous.
- These were bombarded with neutrons which converted the uranium to plutonium.
- The waste from a defunct reactor is full of plutonium, a highly toxic metal used as the explosive in atomic bombs.
- Part of the research involved injecting a number of people with radioactive plutonium.
- Accidents could result in explosions which could spread plutonium and other harmful radioactivity over large areas, it says.
- To develop a comprehensive set of nuclear weapons, enriched plutonium and uranium are needed.
- The use of Australian uranium always involves the production of plutonium.
- Workers at the facility were exposed to radiation as well as the chemicals uranium, plutonium and fluorine.
- No one is proposing to make bombs out of the small amount of plutonium produced.
- Given enough plutonium or enriched uranium, he thought they might have been able to produce a bomb in two to three years.
- The only manufacturing left on the site when reprocessing goes will be the plant for making nuclear fuel from plutonium and uranium oxides.
- Thus, even today, it has only enough plutonium for one or two crude nuclear devices.
- A highly radioactive solution of water, plutonium and uranium is constantly leaking out.
- While plutonium can be used in nuclear weapons it also has civilian purposes, including power generation.
- The amount of plutonium you need for a bomb is the size of a grapefruit and weighs about 20 pounds.
- Reprocessing is only for the purpose of harvesting plutonium to make weapons.

Origin

1940s: from Greek ‘Pluto’, on the pattern of neptunium, being the next planet beyond Neptune.

词汇	plutonium
释义	Definition of plutonium in English: plutonium noun pluːˈtəʊnɪəmpluˈtoʊniəm mass noun The chemical element of atomic number 94, a dense silvery radioactive metal of the actinide series, used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and as an explosive in nuclear fission weapons. Plutonium only occurs in trace amounts in nature but is manufactured in nuclear reactors from uranium-238. （化学元素）钚（符号： Pu ） Example sentencesExamples Experts say that breathing in even the tiniest amounts of plutonium can increase the risk of cancer, especially among children. To develop a comprehensive set of nuclear weapons, enriched plutonium and uranium are needed. These were bombarded with neutrons which converted the uranium to plutonium. Accidents could result in explosions which could spread plutonium and other harmful radioactivity over large areas, it says. The amount of plutonium you need for a bomb is the size of a grapefruit and weighs about 20 pounds. The plant reprocesses deadly plutonium to make fuel for nuclear power stations. The waste from a defunct reactor is full of plutonium, a highly toxic metal used as the explosive in atomic bombs. Some had received large doses of densely ionizing radiation while processing plutonium. No one is proposing to make bombs out of the small amount of plutonium produced. Reprocessing is only for the purpose of harvesting plutonium to make weapons. The only manufacturing left on the site when reprocessing goes will be the plant for making nuclear fuel from plutonium and uranium oxides. A highly radioactive solution of water, plutonium and uranium is constantly leaking out. Thus, even today, it has only enough plutonium for one or two crude nuclear devices. The use of Australian uranium always involves the production of plutonium. Part of the research involved injecting a number of people with radioactive plutonium. While plutonium can be used in nuclear weapons it also has civilian purposes, including power generation. Workers at the facility were exposed to radiation as well as the chemicals uranium, plutonium and fluorine. The difference is the commercial grade is different from the weapons grade plutonium. No one is going to steal our plutonium - it is too well guarded, too hard to handle, too dangerous. Given enough plutonium or enriched uranium, he thought they might have been able to produce a bomb in two to three years. Origin 1940s: from Greek 'Pluto', on the pattern of neptunium, being the next planet beyond Neptune. Rhymes ammonium, euphonium, harmonium, pandemonium, pelargonium, polonium, zirconium Definition of plutonium in US English: plutonium nounpluˈtoʊniəmplo͞oˈtōnēəm The chemical element of atomic number 94, a dense silvery radioactive metal of the actinide series, used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and as an explosive in nuclear fission weapons. Plutonium only occurs in trace amounts in nature but is manufactured in nuclear reactors from uranium-238. （化学元素）钚（符号： Pu ） Example sentencesExamples The plant reprocesses deadly plutonium to make fuel for nuclear power stations. Some had received large doses of densely ionizing radiation while processing plutonium. Experts say that breathing in even the tiniest amounts of plutonium can increase the risk of cancer, especially among children. The difference is the commercial grade is different from the weapons grade plutonium. No one is going to steal our plutonium - it is too well guarded, too hard to handle, too dangerous. These were bombarded with neutrons which converted the uranium to plutonium. The waste from a defunct reactor is full of plutonium, a highly toxic metal used as the explosive in atomic bombs. Part of the research involved injecting a number of people with radioactive plutonium. Accidents could result in explosions which could spread plutonium and other harmful radioactivity over large areas, it says. To develop a comprehensive set of nuclear weapons, enriched plutonium and uranium are needed. The use of Australian uranium always involves the production of plutonium. Workers at the facility were exposed to radiation as well as the chemicals uranium, plutonium and fluorine. No one is proposing to make bombs out of the small amount of plutonium produced. Given enough plutonium or enriched uranium, he thought they might have been able to produce a bomb in two to three years. The only manufacturing left on the site when reprocessing goes will be the plant for making nuclear fuel from plutonium and uranium oxides. Thus, even today, it has only enough plutonium for one or two crude nuclear devices. A highly radioactive solution of water, plutonium and uranium is constantly leaking out. While plutonium can be used in nuclear weapons it also has civilian purposes, including power generation. The amount of plutonium you need for a bomb is the size of a grapefruit and weighs about 20 pounds. Reprocessing is only for the purpose of harvesting plutonium to make weapons. Origin 1940s: from Greek ‘Pluto’, on the pattern of neptunium, being the next planet beyond Neptune.
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