radium
The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal.
Other meanings
A type of cloth woven from silk or synthetic yarn, often with a shiny appearance.
Related words
- radiferous
- radiobe
- radiumization
- radiumlike
- radiumtherapy
- eka-radium
- nonradium
- radate
- radium A
- radium B
- radium beam
- radium bomb
Word history
From French "radium".
Where this comes from
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