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radium

🇬🇧 UK/'reidiәm/🇺🇸 US
B2

Definitions

n.

A highly radioactive metallic chemical element, symbol Ra, atomic number 88.

镭(化学元素,符号Ra)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
radiray, spoke, radius
+
umsuffix
=radium

Common Collocations

  • 1.radium poisoning镭中毒
  • 2.radium therapy镭疗法
  • 3.[radium decay]镭的衰变
  • 4.radioactive radium放射性镭

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Marie Curie discovered radium in 1898 after years of painstaking research.

  • 2.

    Radium was once used in luminous watch dials, before its dangers were understood.

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