americium

English

Chemical element
Am
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A smoke detector. Smoke detectors, available in US retail stores, typically contain a small amount of americium.

Etymology

From Americ(as) + -ium, by analogy with europium.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ămərĭs'ēəm, IPA(key): /ˌæməˈɹɪsiəm/
  • (file)

Noun

americium (usually uncountable, plural americiums)

  1. The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.

Derived terms

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈamɛrɪt͡sɪjum]

Noun

americium n

  1. americium (the chemical element with an atomic number of 95)

Declension

Danish

Noun

americium

  1. americium
    • 2006, Bogen Om Grundstofferne, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 222:
      ... hvor han var med til i 1944 at opdage grundstofferne americium og curium...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2004, Gyldendal Mini-lex. Fysik, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 144:
      Mens de tre første, neptunium (93), plutonium (94) og americium (95), ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1985, Ole John Nielsen, Peter Bo, Lars Carlsen, COLUMN2 - A computer program for simulating migration, →ISBN:
      ... det atomare volumen, som måltes mellem plutonium og americium, ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Dutch

Chemical element
Am
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Etymology

Borrowed from English americium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.meːˈri.(t)si.ʏm/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ame‧ri‧ci‧um

Noun

americium n (uncountable)

  1. americium

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

americium n (genitive americiī); second declension

  1. americium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative americium americia
Genitive americiī americiōrum
Dative americiō americiīs
Accusative americium americia
Ablative americiō americiīs
Vocative americium americia

Romanian

Noun

americium n (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of americiu

Swedish

Chemical element
Am
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Noun

americium n

  1. americium

Declension

Declension of americium 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative americium americiumet
Genitive americiums americiumets
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