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单词 actinide
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Definition of actinide in English:

actinide

noun ˈaktɪnʌɪdˈaktəˌnīd
Chemistry
  • Any of the series of fifteen metallic elements from actinium (atomic number 89) to lawrencium (atomic number 103) in the periodic table. They are all radioactive, the heavier members being extremely unstable and not of natural occurrence.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • The members of the first of these blocks are called the lanthanide elements, and those in the second are the actinides.
    • Local magnetism occurs in rare-earth metals (such as gadolinium) and the actinides (such as neptunium) due to the incomplete filling of electrons in the inner atomic shells.
    • The elements that make up this family are also known as the actinides, after the first member of the family.
    • Like the lanthanide elements, the actinides have very similar chemical properties.
    • Second, he emphasizes the economic value of actinides and fission products in the spent fuel but does not acknowledge either economic or proliferation concerns.

Origin

1940s: from actinium + -ide, on the pattern of lanthanide.

Definition of actinide in US English:

actinide

nounˈaktəˌnīd
Chemistry
  • Any of the series of fifteen metallic elements from actinium (atomic number 89) to lawrencium (atomic number 103) in the periodic table. They are all radioactive, the heavier members being extremely unstable and not of natural occurrence.

    〔化〕锕类

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Local magnetism occurs in rare-earth metals (such as gadolinium) and the actinides (such as neptunium) due to the incomplete filling of electrons in the inner atomic shells.
    • The members of the first of these blocks are called the lanthanide elements, and those in the second are the actinides.
    • Like the lanthanide elements, the actinides have very similar chemical properties.
    • The elements that make up this family are also known as the actinides, after the first member of the family.
    • Second, he emphasizes the economic value of actinides and fission products in the spent fuel but does not acknowledge either economic or proliferation concerns.

Origin

1940s: from actinium + -ide, on the pattern of lanthanide.

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