ATOMIC NUMBER 88

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 88 mean? 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 88 (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 88 has 1 sense:

1. an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 88 used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 88 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 88; Ra; radium

Hypernyms ("atomic number 88" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("atomic number 88" is a substance of...):

uranium ore (any ore from which uranium can be extracted)