Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun curium

1 sense of curium

Sense 1
curium, Cm, atomic number 96 -- (a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei)
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)