Meaning Of The Word Radium

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radium
uncountable noun: Radium is a radioactive element which is used in the treatment of cancer.

radium in American English
a radioactive, metallic chemical element, one of the alkaline-earth metals, found in very small amounts in pitchblende and other minerals containing uranium: it undergoes spontaneous atomic disintegration through several stages, emitting alpha, beta, and
noun: a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays; at. wt.: 226; at. no.: 88

radium in British English
noun: a highly radioactive luminescent white element of the alkaline earth group of metals. It occurs in pitchblende, carnotite, and other uranium ores, and is used in radiotherapy and in luminous paints. Symbol: Ra; atomic no: 88; half-life of most stable isot

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