actinium
noun/ækˈtɪniəm/
/ækˈtɪniəm/
[uncountable] (symbol Ac)
- a chemical element. Actinium is a radioactive metal.Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Greek aktis, aktin- ‘ray’ + -ium, used to form names of metallic elements.
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