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curium
cu·ri·um [ kyree əm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
artificially produced element: a silvery white metallic radioactive element. Source: produced artificially from plutonium.
Symbol  Cm
[Mid-20th century. After Pierre Curie and Marie Curie]
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