noun
- Plural of plutonium; multiple quantities or samples of the radioactive chemical element with atomic number 94.
Usage: Used in scientific, technical, and policy contexts; Plutonium is a transuranic element produced in nuclear reactors
Examples
- The nuclear facility stored several plutoniums in secure containment vessels.
- Different isotopes of plutoniums have varying half-lives and applications.
- International treaties regulate the production and transfer of plutoniums.
- Scientists studied the chemical properties of various plutoniums in the laboratory.
- The inventory included plutoniums from multiple reactor batches.