PLUTONIUM
Scrabble letter values: P3L1U1T1O1N1I1U1M3 = 13
Definition
- noun a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons. — synonyms: Pu, atomic_number_94
Examples
- “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”