plutonium

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See also: Plutonium and plutónium

English

Chemical element
Pu
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Etymology

After Pluto (the entity formerly considered to be a planet) +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: plo͞otō'nēəm, IPA(key): /pluːˈtoʊniəm/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

plutonium (usually uncountable, plural plutoniums)

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  1. The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
    • 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.
  2. (countable, historical) Alternative form of ploutonion

Derived terms

Translations

Afrikaans

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Chemical element
Pu
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Noun

plutonium (uncountable)

  1. plutonium

Czech

Pronunciation

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

Noun

plutonium n

  1. plutonium

Dutch

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Chemical element
Pu
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Pronunciation

Noun

plutonium n (uncountable)

  1. plutonium

Finnish

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Etymology

Internationalism (see English plutonium).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplutonium/,
  • Rhymes: -ium
  • Syllabification(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

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Pronunciation

Noun

plutonium m (uncountable)

  1. plutonium

Further reading

Latin

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Pronunciation

Noun

plūtōnium n (genitive plūtōniī); second declension

  1. plutonium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative plūtōnium plūtōnia
Genitive plūtōniī plūtōniōrum
Dative plūtōniō plūtōniīs
Accusative plūtōnium plūtōnia
Ablative plūtōniō plūtōniīs
Vocative plūtōnium plūtōnia

Malay

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Chemical element
Pu
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Etymology

From English plutonium, from Pluto.

Pronunciation

Noun

plutonium

  1. plutonium (chemical element)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

plutonium n (definite singular plutoniumet) (uncountable)

  1. plutonium (chemical element, symbol Pu)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

plutonium n (definite singular plutoniumet) (uncountable)

  1. plutonium (as above)

Swedish

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Chemical element
Pu
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Pronunciation

Noun

plutonium n

  1. plutonium

Declension

Declension of plutonium 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative plutonium plutoniumet — —
Genitive plutoniums plutoniumets — —
Declension of plutonium 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative plutonium plutoniet — —
Genitive plutoniums plutoniets — —
Declension of plutonium 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative plutonium plutonium — —
Genitive plutoniums plutoniums — —

References

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