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Plutonium trigger   /plutˈoʊniəm trˈɪgər/   Listen
Plutonium trigger

noun
1.
A steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives.  Synonym: plutonium pit.





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Words linked to "Plutonium trigger" :   atomic bomb, trigger, plutonium bomb, atom bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb


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