strontium-90

noun

The radioactive isotope of strontium, 9038Sr, that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions and, being chemically similar to calcium, accumulates in the bones

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Meanings

nounstrontium-90 (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe radioactive isotope of strontium, 9038Sr, that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions and, being chemically similar to calcium, accumulates in the bones

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
radiostrontium

Translations

Russian стронций-90
  • стронций-90 (stróntsij-90, stróntsij-devjanósto)radioactive isotope
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