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Plutonium pit   /plutˈoʊniəm pɪt/   Listen
Plutonium pit

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






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



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