Definition of Atomic number 90

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atomic number 90

Noun
1. a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands
(synonym) thorium, Th
(hypernym) metallic element, metal
(hyponym) thorium-228, radiothorium
(substance-holonym) monazite

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atomic number 90

atomic number 90
n : a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands [syn: thorium, th]