plutonium trigger

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

plutonium trigger is a valid 17-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3L1U1T1O1N1I1U1M3T1R1I1G2G2E1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does plutonium trigger mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives.

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