Curium Definition

kyo͝orē-əm
noun
An extremely radioactive, metallic chemical element, one of the actinides, generally produced by neutron bombardment of plutonium or americium: symbol, Cm; at. no. 96
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • atomic number 96
  • cm

Origin of Curium

  • After Marie Curie Pierre Curie

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named after Pierre and Marie Curie.

    From Wiktionary

Curium Sentence Examples

  • Hake at Salamis and Curium for the South Kensington Museum, but no scientific record was made.

  • In Hellenic times the kingdom of Paphos was only second to Salamis in extent and influence, and bordered on those of Soli and Curium.

  • Excepting a fort attributed to the close of the 12th century the town is without antiquities of interest, but in the neighbourhood are the ancient sites of Amathus and Curium.

  • The settlements at Paphos and Salamis, and probably at Curium, were believed to date from the period of the Trojan War, i.e.

  • Sargon's inscription at Citium is cuneiform.4 The culture and art of Cyprus in this Graeco-Phoenician period are well represented by remains from Citium, Idalium, Tamassus, Amathus and Curium; the earlier phases are best represented round Lapathus, Soli, Paphos and Citium; the later Hellenization, at Amathus and Marion-Arsinoe.

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Words Starting With

CCUCUR

Words Ending With

MUMIUM

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