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Meaning of "curium" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CURIUM

New Latin, named after Pierre and Marie Curie.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CURIUM

ˈkjʊərɪəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURIUM

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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Curium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CURIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Curium

Curium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Cm and atomic number 96. This element of the actinide series was named after Marie and Pierre Curie – both were known for their research on radioactivity. Curium was first intentionally produced and identified in July 1944 by the group of Glenn T. Seaborg at the University of California, Berkeley. The discovery was kept secret and only released to the public in November 1945. Most curium is produced by bombarding uranium or plutonium with neutrons in nuclear reactors – one tonne of spent nuclear fuel contains about 20 grams of curium. Curium is a hard, dense, silvery metal with a relatively high melting point and boiling point for an actinide. Whereas it is paramagnetic at ambient conditions, it becomes antiferromagnetic upon cooling, and other magnetic transitions are also observed for many curium compounds. In compounds, curium usually exhibits valence +3 and sometimes +4, and the +3 valence is predominant in solutions. Curium readily oxidizes, and its oxides are a dominant form of this element.

Definition of curium in the English dictionary

The definition of curium in the dictionary is a silvery-white metallic transuranic element artificially produced from plutonium. Symbol: Cm; atomic no: 96; half-life of most stable isotope, 247Cm: 1.6 x 107 years; valency: 3 and 4; relative density: 13.51 ; melting pt: 1345±400°C.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CURIUM

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURIUM

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CURIUM

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Synonyms and antonyms of curium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «curium» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CURIUM

Find out the translation of curium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of curium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «curium» in English.
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1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

curio
570 millions of speakers
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curium
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

curium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكوريوم
280 millions of speakers
ru

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кюрия
278 millions of speakers
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cúrio
270 millions of speakers
bn

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curite
260 millions of speakers
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curium
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Curite
190 millions of speakers
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Curium
180 millions of speakers
ja

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キュリウム
130 millions of speakers
ko

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큐륨
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Curite
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Curium
80 millions of speakers
ta

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curite
75 millions of speakers
mr

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संभोग
75 millions of speakers
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Kürit
70 millions of speakers
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curio
65 millions of speakers
pl

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curie
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uk

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кюрия
40 millions of speakers
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curium
30 millions of speakers
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κούριο
15 millions of speakers
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curium
14 millions of speakers
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curium
10 millions of speakers
no

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Curium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of curium

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURIUM»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of curium
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about curium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURIUM»

Discover the use of curium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to curium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Toxicity of Plutonium, Americium and Curium: A Report ...
A Report Prepared Under Contract for the Commission of the European Communities Within Its Research and Development Programme on Plutonium Recycling in Light Water Reactors J. C. Nenot, J. W. Stather. significance. The temperature ...
J. C. Nenot, J. W. Stather, 1979
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Studies in the nuclear chemistry of plutonium, americium and ...
IL CHELATING AGENTS APPLIED TO ION EXCHANGE SEPARATIONS OF AMERICIUM AND CURIUM A. Introduction The importance of chelating agents in the cation exchange column separations of the tripositive rare earths and actinides ...
Richard Alois Glass, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1954
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Uranium and the Rare Earth Metals
Curium is a silvery metal that is solid at room temperature and has a density similar to mercury. This means that even small pieces are heavy. Curium reacts with water, acids, and oxygen in the air to form curium oxide. Several compounds of ...
Nigel Saunders, 2004
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The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements ...
The fourth edition of 'The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements' comprises all chapters in volumes 1 through 5 of the third edition (published in 2006) plus a new volume 6.
Lester R. Morss, Norman M. Edelstein, J. Fuger, 2010
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Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds
Cm. Curium. Br,Cm C'urium(///) bromide (CmBr,), IC-001914 C6Cm2O12 Curium( ///) oxalate, IC-004876 C6H20Cm2O22 > Curium(///) oxalate: Decahydrate, in IC- 004876 Tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato- O,0')curium(///), IC-012875 ...
Jane E. Macintyre, 1992
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Regulated Chemicals Directory 1994
... 3098940-3 CURIUM 238 CURIUM 238 15411-902 CURIUM 240 CURIUM 240 15411-913 CURIUM 241 CURIUM 241 15510-733 CURIUM 242 CURIUM 242 15757-87-6 CURIUM 243 CURIUM 243 13981-152 CURIUM 244 CURIUM 244 ...
ChemADVISOR® , Inc, 1994
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Curium
Curium (/ kj ri m/ kewr-ee- m) is a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Cm and atomic number 96. This radioactive transuranic element of the actinide series was named after Marie Sk odowska-Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.
Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, 2013
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Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements
Environmental element The environment is not entirely free of this element because a little curium was produced in above-ground nuclear-weapon tests which were carried out from 1945 to 1980. The amount is, however, negligible and its ...
John Emsley, 2011
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Curium: Isotopes of Curium, Curium-232, Curium-233, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
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Isotopes of Curium: Curium-232, Curium-233, Curium-234, ...
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General Books LLC, LLC Books, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURIUM»

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Give peace its freedom
Curium Ancient Theatre, Episkopi, Limassol. €10/5. In Greek with English subtitles. Tel: 70-002414. July 14. Paphos Ancient Odeon, Paphos. «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
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RAF rescue pensioner paraglider from cliffs near Curium
DETAILS of a cliff-edge rescue in Cyprus have emerged, with a helicopter crew plucking a local man to safety from the cliffs near Curium last ... «Famagusta Gazette, Jul 15»
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The tragedy of it all
Curium Ancient Theatre, Episkopi, Limassol. 9pm. €10/5. Serbian with English and Greek subtitles. Tel: 70-002414. June 28. Pallas Theatre ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
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THOC to stage Hippolytus at ancient amphitheatre in Salamis
... to take place in the southern government controlled areas of the Republic of Cyprus, perhaps at the ancient theatre of Curium, near Limassol, ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
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New Jersey Appellate Division Upholds Trial Court's Finding That A …
In a per curium decision, the Appellate Division upheld the decision of the trial court. The Appellate Division indicated that “we agree with ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
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What a drama
And no festival of ancient Greek Drama would be complete without the magnificence of Ancient Curium as a backdrop – against which this ... «Cyprus Mail, Jun 15»
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Jordin Sparks, Sage The Gemini Still Together Amidst Rapper's …
MStars News previously reported that Gemini's ex ex-fiancee Curium Hurley revealed explosive evidence that Gemini was still in love with her ... «Mstarz, Jun 15»
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Two nights of ballet
The dance group will be back at Curium on Friday for a performance of The Black Swan by Russian composer Tchaikovsky. The ballet tells a ... «Cyprus Mail, Jun 15»
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Going Back to Californium: A Changing View of Covalency
... such as americium, curium, berkelium, and californium, and other elements to improve separating and recycling of used nuclear reactor fuel. «Newswise, Jun 15»
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Roman setting for Elizabethan drama
Anyone who's ever visited ancient Curium, built in the second century BC, cannot fail to have been moved by the stunning amphitheatre, ... «Cyprus Mail, Jun 15»
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