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actinoid

How to use actinoid in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for actinoid.

Editorial note

But this is very much not the case with landfill, in which the lanthanoids are conveniently separated not only from one another but from the hazardous actinoids — although cigarette-lighter flints have many lanthanoids, if you're mining catalytic converters, they'll be entirely free of both thorium and lanthanum.

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Quick take

any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103

Meaning at a glance

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noun

any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103

adjective

having a radial form; "starfish are actinoid--that is, they are radially symmetrical"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for actinoid.

noun

any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103

adjective

having a radial form; "starfish are actinoid--that is, they are radially symmetrical"

Example sentences

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But this is very much not the case with landfill, in which the lanthanoids are conveniently separated not only from one another but from the hazardous actinoids — although cigarette-lighter flints have many lanthanoids, if you're mining catalytic converters, they'll be entirely free of both thorium and lanthanum.

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How do you use actinoid in a sentence?

But this is very much not the case with landfill, in which the lanthanoids are conveniently separated not only from one another but from the hazardous actinoids — although cigarette-lighter flints have many lanthanoids, if you're mining catalytic converters, they'll be entirely free of both thorium and lanthanum.

What does actinoid mean?

any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103

What part of speech is actinoid?

actinoid is commonly used as noun, adjective.