Pluto (mythology) - Scientific Terms

Scientific Terms

Scientific terms derived from the name of Pluto include:

  • Pluto, the name of the dwarf planet, with related terms plutoid and plutino
  • plutonium, the heaviest primordial element
  • pluton, a term of petrology
  • plutonism, a geologic theory

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