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THORIUM-228
Dictionary entry overview: What does thorium-228 mean?
• THORIUM-228 (noun)
The noun THORIUM-228 has 1 sense:
1. radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228
Familiarity information: THORIUM-228 used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
radiothorium; thorium-228
Hypernyms ("thorium-228" is a kind of...):
atomic number 90; Th; thorium (a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands)
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