cu·ri·um: A silvery metallic synthetic radioactive transuranic element. Its longest lived isotope is Cm 247 with a half-life of 16.4 million years. Atomic number 96; melting point (estimated) 1,350°C; valence 3. According to information found on the Wiki site, “Curium was first synthesized at the University of California, Berkeley by Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, and Albert Ghiorso in 1944.”
curium
September 8, 2007aerobics
August 17, 2007aer·o·bics: A system of physical conditioning designed to enhance circulatory and respiratory efficiency that involves vigorous sustained exercise, such as jogging, swimming, or cycling
caffeine
August 14, 2007caf·feine: A bitter white alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, often derived from tea or coffee and used in medicine chiefly as a mild stimulant and to treat certain kinds of headache
weight
August 13, 2007weight: The force with which a body is attracted to Earth or another celestial body, equal to the product of the object’s mass and the acceleration of gravity
transcript
August 10, 2007tran·script: Something transcribed, especially a written, typewritten, or printed copy: the transcript of court testimony; an academic transcript
alma mater
August 5, 2007al·ma ma·ter: The school, college, or university that one has attended
perfection
July 28, 2007per·fec·tion: The quality or condition of being perfect
assignment
July 23, 2007as·sign·ment: Something, such as a task, that is assigned
completion
July 22, 2007com·ple·tion: The act of completing or the state of being completed
aficionado
July 19, 2007a·fi·cio·na·do: An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan