atomic number 88

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   an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores

   SynonymsradiumRa

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 88

What does atomic number 88 mean?

atomic number 88 means "an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores".

What is another word for atomic number 88?

Close synonyms include radium, Ra. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 88 a common word?

atomic number 88 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.