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Word: Astatine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1940s: from Greek astatos ‘unstable’ + -ine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈastətiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 85, a radioactive member of the halogen group. Astatine was first produced by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles, and it occurs in traces in nature as a decay product.
Short Definition:chemical element of atomic number 85, radioactive member of halogen group
Variant Forms:
- At
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