Definition of curium in English:

curium

noun ˈkjʊərɪəmˈkjʊriəm

mass noun

The chemical element of atomic number 96, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Curium does not occur naturally and was first made by bombarding plutonium with helium ions.
（化学元素）锔（符号： Cm ）
Example sentencesExamples
- All isotopes of curium are radioactive with curium - 247 having the longest half life, about 16 million years.
- It is prepared artificially by bombarding curium with alpha particles in a particle accelerator.
- The lifetimes of the first ‘transuranium’ elements - such as plutonium, curium and californium - were very close to the values predicted by the liquid-drop model.
- Kept secret until after the war, they were respectively called americium and curium.
- Release of plutonium, americium and curium could occur from laboratory or industrial accidents.

Origin

1940s: modern Latin, from the name of Marie and Pierre Curie.

Rhymes

tellurium

Definition of curium in US English:

curium

nounˈkjʊriəmˈkyo͝orēəm

The chemical element of atomic number 96, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Curium does not occur naturally and was first made by bombarding plutonium with helium ions.
（化学元素）锔（符号： Cm ）
Example sentencesExamples
- All isotopes of curium are radioactive with curium - 247 having the longest half life, about 16 million years.
- The lifetimes of the first ‘transuranium’ elements - such as plutonium, curium and californium - were very close to the values predicted by the liquid-drop model.
- Release of plutonium, americium and curium could occur from laboratory or industrial accidents.
- It is prepared artificially by bombarding curium with alpha particles in a particle accelerator.
- Kept secret until after the war, they were respectively called americium and curium.

Origin

1940s: modern Latin, from the name of Marie and Pierre Curie.

单词	curium
释义	Definition of curium in English: curium noun ˈkjʊərɪəmˈkjʊriəm mass noun The chemical element of atomic number 96, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Curium does not occur naturally and was first made by bombarding plutonium with helium ions. （化学元素）锔（符号： Cm ） Example sentencesExamples All isotopes of curium are radioactive with curium - 247 having the longest half life, about 16 million years. It is prepared artificially by bombarding curium with alpha particles in a particle accelerator. The lifetimes of the first ‘transuranium’ elements - such as plutonium, curium and californium - were very close to the values predicted by the liquid-drop model. Kept secret until after the war, they were respectively called americium and curium. Release of plutonium, americium and curium could occur from laboratory or industrial accidents. Origin 1940s: modern Latin, from the name of Marie and Pierre Curie. Rhymes tellurium Definition of curium in US English: curium nounˈkjʊriəmˈkyo͝orēəm The chemical element of atomic number 96, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Curium does not occur naturally and was first made by bombarding plutonium with helium ions. （化学元素）锔（符号： Cm ） Example sentencesExamples All isotopes of curium are radioactive with curium - 247 having the longest half life, about 16 million years. The lifetimes of the first ‘transuranium’ elements - such as plutonium, curium and californium - were very close to the values predicted by the liquid-drop model. Release of plutonium, americium and curium could occur from laboratory or industrial accidents. It is prepared artificially by bombarding curium with alpha particles in a particle accelerator. Kept secret until after the war, they were respectively called americium and curium. Origin 1940s: modern Latin, from the name of Marie and Pierre Curie.
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