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Cm

Cm

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Represents the element curium on the periodic table, a radioactive metal
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Cm
  • Female and male Temne twin figures. Wood, 23 cm and 33.6 cm (9" and 13 1/4")

Examples

  • Wood, pigment, beads, nails, 24.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 9 cm (9 5/8" x 3 3/8" x 3 1/2")

    Academic text (2008)

  • Salinity: Soluble salts should not exceed 4.0 mmhos/cm (dS/m) or 2560 ppm salt.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The effect of drought on plant growth per day (cm day-1) was shown in Table 1.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Curium, symbolized as Cm, is used in some nuclear reactors.

  • The element Cm was discovered in the late 1940s and is named after Marie Curie.

  • In scientific research, Cm is often employed for its radioactive properties.

Synonyms

curium
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  • Specialized
1 9.9

A radioactive metal element made in labs by hitting plutonium with helium atoms

is the single-letter chemical symbol representing that same element

Surface Forms

Cm singular
Cms plural

Etymology

Cm is the chemical symbol for curium, a metal named for scientists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie. The Curies are famous for studying 'radioactivity', so the name helps you remember that Cm stands for a radioactive element.