"Curium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A radioactive actinide with atomic symbol Cm, atomic number 96, and atomic weight 247. Thirteen curium isotopes have been produced with mass numbers ranging from 238-250. Its valence can be +3 or +4. It is intensely radioactive and decays by alpha-emission.
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D003476
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.033.175 D01.268.271.100.175 D01.268.556.200 D01.552.020.272 D01.552.544.200
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