plutonium

Definition

  • noun: a radioactive element that is used to make nuclear energy and nuclear weapons
  • noun: a radioactive metallic element similar chemically to uranium that is formed as the isotope 239 by decay of neptunium and found in minute quantities in pitchblende, that undergoes slow disintegration with the emission of an alpha particle to form uranium 235, and that is fissionable with slow neutrons to yield atomic energy

Movie quotes

  • (..) about breeding pine trees. This is... This is heavy-duty, Doc. This is great. Does it run on regular unleaded gasoline? Unfortunately, no. It requires something with a little more kick. Plutonium. Plutonium. Wait a minute. Are you telling me that this sucker is nuclear? Keep rolling there. No, this sucker's electrical... ...but I need a nuclear reaction to generate the . gigawatts of electricity I need. You don't just walk into a store and buy plutonium. Of course. From a group of Libyans. They wanted me to build them a bomb. I took the plutonium and gave them a (..)
    1985 Back to the Future