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单词 actinium
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Definition of actinium in English:

actinium

noun akˈtɪnɪəmækˈtɪniəm
mass noun
  • The chemical element of atomic number 89, a radioactive metallic element of the actinide series. It is rare in nature, occurring as an impurity in uranium ores.

    (化学元素)锕(符号: Ac

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The first four actinide elements, actinium, thorium, protactinium and uranium are naturally occurring and have been known for a considerable time.
    • Along the way, these disintegration series produce radioactive isotopes of protactinium, thorium, actinium, radium, francium, radon, astatine, polonium, bismuth, lead, thallium and mercury.
    • Francium was discovered in 1939 by the French physicist Marguerite Perey while she was analyzing the products formed during the radioactive decay of actinium.
    • A proposal was patented for a ceramic block pessary using radioactive elements such as thorium, actinium and even radium.
    • Actinides - the radioactive chemical elements that span from actinium to lawrencium on the periodic table - have generated a great deal of interest in recent years.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek aktis, aktin- 'ray' + -ium.

Rhymes

aluminium, condominium, delphinium

Definition of actinium in US English:

actinium

nounakˈtinēəmækˈtɪniəm
  • The chemical element of atomic number 89, a radioactive metallic element of the actinide series. It is rare in nature, occurring as an impurity in uranium ores.

    (化学元素)锕(符号: Ac

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Actinides - the radioactive chemical elements that span from actinium to lawrencium on the periodic table - have generated a great deal of interest in recent years.
    • A proposal was patented for a ceramic block pessary using radioactive elements such as thorium, actinium and even radium.
    • Francium was discovered in 1939 by the French physicist Marguerite Perey while she was analyzing the products formed during the radioactive decay of actinium.
    • Along the way, these disintegration series produce radioactive isotopes of protactinium, thorium, actinium, radium, francium, radon, astatine, polonium, bismuth, lead, thallium and mercury.
    • The first four actinide elements, actinium, thorium, protactinium and uranium are naturally occurring and have been known for a considerable time.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek aktis, aktin- ‘ray’ + -ium.

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