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neptunium

nep·tu·ni·um [ nep tnee əm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical element: a silvery radioactive metallic element. Source: uranium ores, a byproduct of plutonium production in nuclear reactors. Use: neutron detection.
Symbol  Np


[Late 19th century. After the planet Neptune, discovered after uranium (named for Uranus)]
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