1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei; [syn: curium, Cm, atomic number 96]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
atomic number 96
n 1: a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by
bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei [syn: curium,
Cm, atomic number 96]