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Americium Definition & Meaning

americium
noun
  1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms

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What does americium mean?
a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
What part of speech is americium?
Americium is a noun.

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