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Am (americium)

americium

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

americium (symbol Am) Radioactive metallic element of the actinide series, first made (1944) by US nuclear chemist Glenn Seaborg (1912–99) and others by neutron bombardment of plutonium. It is used in smoke detectors, and Am241 is a source of gamma rays. Properties: at.no. 95; r.a.m. 243.13; r.d. 13.67; m.p. 995°C (1821°F); b.p. unknown; most stable isotope Am243 (half-life 7650 yr).
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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

AM • abbr. ∎  amplitude modulation. ∎  Master of Arts.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

am (Ger.). At the, on the, to the, by the, near the. As in Am Meer, by the sea.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "am." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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am

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

am / am/ • 1st person singular present of be.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

Am • symb. the chemical element americium.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Am symbol for the element americium .

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World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

AM Abbreviation of amplitude modulation
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

AM see modulation ; radio .

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

AM abbr. amplitude modulation.
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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Copyright

AM. See ANNO MUNDI.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

am see BE.
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T. F. HOAD. "am." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

am •am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, cheongsam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, femme, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, scram, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, tram, Vietnam, wham, yam •in memoriam • ad nauseam •iamb, Priam •grandam • Edam • goddam •quondam • Potsdam • cofferdam •Rotterdam • Oxfam • Birmingham •Abraham • logjam • CAD-CAM •minicam • Nicam •Eelam, Elam •flimflam • oriflamme • Suriname •ad personam • diazepam • tangram •ashram • telegram • milligram •epigram • centigram • dithyramb •program, programme •cardiogram • radiogram • echogram •mammogram •aerogramme (US aerogram) •microgram • dirham •electrocardiogram • ideogram •heliogram • diaphragm • diagram •parallelogram • kilogram • hologram •encephalogram • anagram •monogram • sonogram • kissogram •pentagram • cryptogram • photogram •tam-tam • wigwam • whim-wham

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The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

am Physics, symbol for attometre(s)
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "am." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "am." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-am.html

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