plutonium-239

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plutonium-239

[plü′tō·nē·əm ¦tü‚thər·dē′nīn]
(nuclear physics)
A synthetic isotope chemically similar to uranium and neptunium; atomic number 94; made by bombardment of uranium-238 with slow neutrons in a nuclear reactor; used as nuclear reactor fuel and an ingredient for nuclear weapons.
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