Any of a series of chemically similar, radioactive elements with atomic numbers ranging from 89 (actinium) through 103 (lawrencium).
[ACTIN(IUM) + -IDE.]
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[ACTIN(IUM) + -IDE.]
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Any of a series of chemically similar radioactive elements with atomic numbers ranging from 89 (actinium) through 103 (lawrencium).
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
Synonyms: actinoid, actinon
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