PROTACTINIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does protactinium mean? 

• PROTACTINIUM (noun)
  The noun PROTACTINIUM has 1 sense:

1. a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead

  Familiarity information: PROTACTINIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROTACTINIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 91; Pa; protactinium; protoactinium

Hypernyms ("protactinium" 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.)