HyperDic: neptunium

English > 1 sense of the word neptunium:
NOUNsubstanceneptunium, Np, atomic number 93a radioactive transuranic metallic element
neptunium > pronunciation
Soundsnehptuw'niyahm
Rhymesabolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...
English > neptunium: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium.
SynonymsNp, atomic number 93
Broadermetallic element, metalAny of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Spanishneptunio, número atómico 93
Catalanneptuni, Np, número atòmic 93

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