neptunium
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English
9 letters
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Definitions
noun
a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/nɛptˈuːniːʌm/ · 4 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural neptuniums
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Crossword clues
- “A new metallic element, of doubtful genuineness and uncertain indentification, said to exist in certain minerals, as columbite. Hermann.” web-def
- “a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium” wn-def
- “Chemical element with symbol Np” wd-fact
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