Used in a Sentence

francium

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for francium.

Editorial note

They’re more like astatine and francium: so rare that natural occurrence is on the scale of atoms.

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Quick take

The chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of francium gathered in one view.

noun

The chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature.

noun

(countable) A single atom of this element.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for francium.

noun

The chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature.

noun

(countable) A single atom of this element.

Example sentences

1

They’re more like astatine and francium: so rare that natural occurrence is on the scale of atoms.

2

You're going to kill some poor soul trying to clean all the baked-in francium and lions off their crockery.

3

For example, it would take Uranium 4.5 billion years to release the same amount of radiation that Francium does in 22 minutes.

4

Not only that, but it's only true francium if it comes from France.

5

Perey noted that francium would accumulate in tumors; did she know that tumors have faster metabolisms (the basis of a lot of treatments today) or did she think it had magical tumor seeking properties?

6

Radioactive with a half-life short enough to be dangerous (e.g., not bismuth-209) but long enough that waiting for it all to decay isn't a feasible way of getting rid of it (e.g., not francium) 2.

7

If it's to stir your tea for a few seconds, there's no need to spend money there, you're better off buying the cheapest spoons that perform that function (i.e they don't have holes in or are made of francium).

8

> Eu Europium - Europe > Fr Francium - France > In Indium - India These are the only three that align perfectly I think, although technically Indium is named for Indigo, not India, even though both come from Greek.

Quote examples

1

Please listen to Kiichi's "Francium" and tell me how much you hate it.

2

Also (same Wikipedia page) “In a given sample of uranium, there is estimated to be only one francium atom for every 1 × 10¹⁸ uranium atoms.

3

Only about 1 ounce (28 g) of francium is present naturally in the earth's crust.”, so you wouldn’t have a gram of it, by a very, very long stretch.

Proper noun examples

1

If you had a fist-sized hunk of Francium, that you got somehow, you'd get similar effects.

2

Francium - it’s both very reactive and very radioactive!

3

There are a bunch named after places (even copper and magnesium), whether continent (Europium), country (Francium), state (Californium), or even UC Berkeley (Berkelium).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use francium in a sentence?

They’re more like astatine and francium: so rare that natural occurrence is on the scale of atoms.

What does francium mean?

The chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature.

What part of speech is francium?

francium is commonly used as noun.