actinium series


nounChemistry.
  1. the radioactive series that starts with uranium 235 and ends with a stable isotope of lead of mass number 207.

Origin of actinium series

1
First recorded in 1955–60

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British Dictionary definitions for actinium series

actinium series

noun
  1. a radioactive decay series that starts with uranium-235 and ends with lead-207

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