plutonium

See also: Plutonium and plutónium

English

Chemical element (edit)
Pu
Atomic number 94
plutonium
Classification data
Period 7
Group 3
Block f-block
Class actinide
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English Wikipedia article on Plutonium
A 5.3-kilogram ring of plutonium. Enough for one nuclear bomb.

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos)
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn)
Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn)bor.
Latin Plūtōbor.
Middle English Pluto
English Pluto
English -n-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -iusnom.
Latin -iumlbor.
English -ium
English plutonium

    After Pluto (dwarf planet) +‎ -n- +‎ -ium. More in Wikipedia at plutonium § History.

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: plo͞otō'nēəm, IPA(key): /pluːˈtoʊniəm/
    • Audio (General American):(file)
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Audio (UK):(file)
    • Rhymes: -əʊniəm

    Noun

    plutonium (usually uncountable, plural plutoniums)

    2. (chemistry) The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
      • 1985, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Back to the Future, spoken by Marty McFly:
        Plutonium? You mean this sucker's nuclear?
      • 2009 June 7, Filipe, CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 1 February 2023:
        The Samson Option states that Moshe Dayan gave the go-ahead for starting weapon production in early 1968, putting the plutonium separation plant into full operation.
      • 2023 December 27, Ben Jones, “Inside Sellafield... by rail”, in RAIL, number 999, page 20:
        For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste for off-site storage.
      1. (countable) An atom of this element.
    3. (countable, historical) Alternative form of ploutonion.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Afrikaans

    Chemical element (edit)
    Pu
    Atomic number 94
    plutonium
    Classification data
    Period 7
    Group 3
    Block f-block
    Class actinide
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    Noun

    plutonium (uncountable)

    1. plutonium

    Czech

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈplutoːnɪjum]
    • Audio:(file)
    • IPA(key): [ˈplutonɪjum]

    Noun

    plutonium n

    1. plutonium

    Declension

    Declension of plutonium (semisoft neuter foreign)
    singular plural
    nominative plutonium plutonia
    genitive plutonia plutonií
    dative plutoniu plutoniím
    accusative plutonium plutonia
    vocative plutonium plutonia
    locative plutoniu plutoniích
    instrumental plutoniem plutonii

    Danish

    Chemical element (edit)
    Pu
    Atomic number 94
    plutonium
    Classification data
    Period 7
    Group 3
    Block f-block
    Class actinide
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    Etymology

    From New Latin Pluto +‎ -ium.

    Noun

    plutonium n (singular definite plutoniummet or plutoniumet, not used in plural form)

    1. plutonium

    Declension

    Declension of plutonium
    neuter
    gender     		singular
    indefinite definite
    nominative plutonium plutoniummet
    plutoniumet
    genitive plutoniums plutoniummets
    plutoniumets

    References

    Dutch

    Chemical element (edit)
    Pu
    Atomic number 94
    plutonium
    Classification data
    Period 7
    Group 3
    Block f-block
    Class actinide
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    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    plutonium n (uncountable, no diminutive)

    1. plutonium

    Finnish

    Etymology

    Internationalism (see English plutonium).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈplutonium/, [ˈplut̪o̞ˌnium]
    • Rhymes: -ium
    • Syllabification(key): plu‧to‧ni‧um
    • Hyphenation(key): plu‧to‧ni‧um

    Noun

    plutonium

    1. plutonium

    Declension

    Inflection of plutonium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
    nominative plutonium plutoniumit
    genitive plutoniumin plutoniumien
    partitive plutoniumia plutoniumeja
    illative plutoniumiin plutoniumeihin
    singular plural
    nominative plutonium plutoniumit
    accusative nom. plutonium plutoniumit
    gen. plutoniumin
    genitive plutoniumin plutoniumien
    partitive plutoniumia plutoniumeja
    inessive plutoniumissa plutoniumeissa
    elative plutoniumista plutoniumeista
    illative plutoniumiin plutoniumeihin
    adessive plutoniumilla plutoniumeilla
    ablative plutoniumilta plutoniumeilta
    allative plutoniumille plutoniumeille
    essive plutoniumina plutoniumeina
    translative plutoniumiksi plutoniumeiksi
    abessive plutoniumitta plutoniumeitta
    instructive — plutoniumein
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of plutonium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative plutoniumini plutoniumini
    accusative nom. plutoniumini plutoniumini
    gen. plutoniumini
    genitive plutoniumini plutoniumieni
    partitive plutoniumiani plutoniumejani
    inessive plutoniumissani plutoniumeissani
    elative plutoniumistani plutoniumeistani
    illative plutoniumiini plutoniumeihini
    adessive plutoniumillani plutoniumeillani
    ablative plutoniumiltani plutoniumeiltani
    allative plutoniumilleni plutoniumeilleni
    essive plutoniuminani plutoniumeinani
    translative plutoniumikseni plutoniumeikseni
    abessive plutoniumittani plutoniumeittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — plutoniumeineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative plutoniumisi plutoniumisi
    accusative nom. plutoniumisi plutoniumisi
    gen. plutoniumisi
    genitive plutoniumisi plutoniumiesi
    partitive plutoniumiasi plutoniumejasi
    inessive plutoniumissasi plutoniumeissasi
    elative plutoniumistasi plutoniumeistasi
    illative plutoniumiisi plutoniumeihisi
    adessive plutoniumillasi plutoniumeillasi
    ablative plutoniumiltasi plutoniumeiltasi
    allative plutoniumillesi plutoniumeillesi
    essive plutoniuminasi plutoniumeinasi
    translative plutoniumiksesi plutoniumeiksesi
    abessive plutoniumittasi plutoniumeittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — plutoniumeinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative plutoniumimme plutoniumimme
    accusative nom. plutoniumimme plutoniumimme
    gen. plutoniumimme
    genitive plutoniumimme plutoniumiemme
    partitive plutoniumiamme plutoniumejamme
    inessive plutoniumissamme plutoniumeissamme
    elative plutoniumistamme plutoniumeistamme
    illative plutoniumiimme plutoniumeihimme
    adessive plutoniumillamme plutoniumeillamme
    ablative plutoniumiltamme plutoniumeiltamme
    allative plutoniumillemme plutoniumeillemme
    essive plutoniuminamme plutoniumeinamme
    translative plutoniumiksemme plutoniumeiksemme
    abessive plutoniumittamme plutoniumeittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — plutoniumeinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative plutoniuminne plutoniuminne
    accusative nom. plutoniuminne plutoniuminne
    gen. plutoniuminne
    genitive plutoniuminne plutoniumienne
    partitive plutoniumianne plutoniumejanne
    inessive plutoniumissanne plutoniumeissanne
    elative plutoniumistanne plutoniumeistanne
    illative plutoniumiinne plutoniumeihinne
    adessive plutoniumillanne plutoniumeillanne
    ablative plutoniumiltanne plutoniumeiltanne
    allative plutoniumillenne plutoniumeillenne
    essive plutoniuminanne plutoniumeinanne
    translative plutoniumiksenne plutoniumeiksenne
    abessive plutoniumittanne plutoniumeittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — plutoniumeinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative plutoniuminsa plutoniuminsa
    accusative nom. plutoniuminsa plutoniuminsa
    gen. plutoniuminsa
    genitive plutoniuminsa plutoniumiensa
    partitive plutoniumiaan
    plutoniumiansa     		plutoniumejaan
    plutoniumejansa
    inessive plutoniumissaan
    plutoniumissansa     		plutoniumeissaan
    plutoniumeissansa
    elative plutoniumistaan
    plutoniumistansa     		plutoniumeistaan
    plutoniumeistansa
    illative plutoniumiinsa plutoniumeihinsa
    adessive plutoniumillaan
    plutoniumillansa     		plutoniumeillaan
    plutoniumeillansa
    ablative plutoniumiltaan
    plutoniumiltansa     		plutoniumeiltaan
    plutoniumeiltansa
    allative plutoniumilleen
    plutoniumillensa     		plutoniumeilleen
    plutoniumeillensa
    essive plutoniuminaan
    plutoniuminansa     		plutoniumeinaan
    plutoniumeinansa
    translative plutoniumikseen
    plutoniumiksensa     		plutoniumeikseen
    plutoniumeiksensa
    abessive plutoniumittaan
    plutoniumittansa     		plutoniumeittaan
    plutoniumeittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative — plutoniumeineen
    plutoniumeinensa

    Derived terms

    compounds

    Further reading

    French

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ply.tɔ.njɔm/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    plutonium m (uncountable)

    1. plutonium

    Further reading

    Indonesian

    Chemical element (edit)
    Pu
    Atomic number 94
    plutonium
    Classification data
    Period 7
    Group 3
    Block f-block
    Class actinide
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    Etymology

    Internationalism

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /plutoˈnium/ [plu.t̪oˈni.ʊm]
    • Rhymes: -um
    • Syllabification: plu‧to‧ni‧um

    Noun

    plutonium (plural plutonium-plutonium)

    1. plutonium

    Further reading

    Latin

    Chemical element (edit)
    Pu
    Atomic number 94
    plutonium
    Classification data
    Period 7
    Group 3
    Block f-block
    Class actinide
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    Latin Wikipedia article on Plutonium

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    plūtōnium n (genitive plūtōniī); second declension

    1. plutonium

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative plūtōnium plūtōnia
    genitive plūtōniī plūtōniōrum
    dative plūtōniō plūtōniīs
    accusative plūtōnium plūtōnia
    ablative plūtōniō plūtōniīs
    vocative plūtōnium plūtōnia

    Malay

    Chemical element (edit)
    Pu
    Atomic number 94
    plutonium
    Classification data
    Period 7
    Group 3
    Block f-block
    Class actinide
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    Etymology

    From English plutonium, from Pluto.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [plutoniom], [plutoniəm]
    • Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

    Noun

    plutonium

    1. plutonium (chemical element)

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Noun

    plutonium n (definite singular plutoniumet) (uncountable)

    1. plutonium (chemical element, symbol Pu)

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Noun

    plutonium n (definite singular plutoniumet) (uncountable)

    1. plutonium (as above)

    Swedish

    Chemical element (edit)
    Pu
    Atomic number 94
    plutonium
    Classification data
    Period 7
    Group 3
    Block f-block
    Class actinide
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    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    plutonium n

    1. plutonium

    Declension

    Declension of plutonium
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite plutonium plutoniums
    definite plutoniumet plutoniumets
    plural indefinite — —
    definite — —
    Declension of plutonium
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite plutonium plutoniums
    definite plutoniet plutoniets
    plural indefinite — —
    definite — —
    Declension of plutonium
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite plutonium plutoniums
    definite plutonium plutoniums
    plural indefinite — —
    definite — —

    References

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