单词 | radium |
释义 | radium/ˈreɪdɪəm /noun [mass noun] The chemical element of atomic number 88, a rare radioactive metal of the alkaline earth series. It was formerly used as a source of radiation for radiotherapy. (Symbol: Ra) Rutherford was studying the structure of matter by bombarding a very thin gold foil with the alpha radiation from radium and polonium....
OriginLate 19th century: from Latin radius 'ray' + -ium. Rhymes |
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