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plutonium-239

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
plu-to-ni-um-239
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A radioactive and fissile isotope of plutonium, 23994Pu, having a half-life of 24,000 years.

Uncountable

Usage

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What does plutonium-239 mean?
A radioactive and fissile isotope of plutonium, 23994Pu, having a half-life of 24,000 years.

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