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Meanings of pu in anglès
portuguès
plutónio català
número atòmic 94 
A solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239.
See moreConcept in Daoism.
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Examples for "plutonium"
Examples for "plutonium"
1
It is used in certain reactors that produce plutonium as a by-product.
2
Say you held a sphere of plutonium-239 the size of a coconut.
3
The force is directed inward, thus smashing the plutonium from all sides.
4
Could the plutonium be ground to powder that would contaminate the Ganges?
5
TEPCO said test results showing plutonium came from samples taken a week ago.
1
The chemical identification of what would be known as plutonium and assigned the atomic number 94 came on the night of Feb. 23, 1941.
Usage of pu in anglès
1
The soul of Tiki-pu gave a sharp leap in his grubby little body.
2
He up wi' the gun, took a deleeberate aim, an' pu'd the trigger.
3
Sandwich Island Kanaka ua like pu na haole,-all 'e same a' you!''
4
In Hawaii, pu pu platters also feature local ingredients such as taro and pineapple.
5
She couldn't pu}l}l her gaze from his hands, large and strong and deft.
6
I will pu' him down frae his grandeur yet, gin ye will only help me!
7
When pu'd and worn a common toy.
8
I felt as mean as pu'sley goin'; seemed to be takin' kind of an advantage of you.
9
All business with foreign powers is transacted through a Foreign Office, the Wai-wu-pu (formerly the Tsung-li-Yamen).
10
Taiwanese weightlifter Chen Po-pu became the first athlete to be sent home from Sydney after testing positive to steroids.
11
All through the build-up, Limerick's players and management had let it be known that the consensus that pu(...)
12
On nous avait dit que vous aviez fait paraitre le Saint Pere, et ceci, vous comprenez, n'aurait pas pu passer.
13
And when he had quite finished he laughed, and called "Good-night, Tiki-pu!" and went home to bed quite happy.
14
Two giant backs stand the cliffs Hono-pu;
15
The court found that no such work took place, and that the two pu blic sevrants dishonestly applied the money for their own use.
16
The main goal of this study is to identify candidate virulence genes by systematic comparative analysis of the attenuated strain with the pu …
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