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Pronunciation: kyū′rē-ŭm
Definition: An element, atomic no. 96, atomic wt. 247.07, not occurring naturally on earth, and first formed artificially in 1944 by bombarding 239Pu with alpha particles; the most stable of the curium isotopes is 247Cm, with a half-life of 15.6 million years.
See: curie
[Marie and Pierre Curie]
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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