Preferred Name | plutonium | |
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Pu |
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Plutonium. A naturally radioactive element of the actinide metals series. It has the atomic symbol Pu, atomic number 94, and atomic weight 242. Plutonium is used as a nuclear fuel, to produce radioisotopes for research, in radionuclide batteries for pacemakers, and as the agent of fission in nuclear weapons. [MeSH] |
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http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID11948 |
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Period7, Group=, Z=94 |
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Definition |
Plutonium. A naturally radioactive element of the actinide metals series. It has the atomic symbol Pu, atomic number 94, and atomic weight 242. Plutonium is used as a nuclear fuel, to produce radioisotopes for research, in radionuclide batteries for pacemakers, and as the agent of fission in nuclear weapons. [MeSH] |
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RID11948 |
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Preferred_name |
plutonium |
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RID1:RID11948 |
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plutonium |
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Synonym |
Pu |
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UMLS_ID |
C0032259 |
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