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radioactive series
noun
, Physics, Chemistry.
- a succession of elements initiated in the radioactive decay of a parent, as thorium or uranium, each of which decays into the next until a stable element, usually lead, is produced.
radioactive series
noun
- physics a series of nuclides each of which undergoes radioactive decay into the next member of the series, ending with a stable element, usually lead See uranium series neptunium series thorium series actinium series
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Word History and Origins
Origin of radioactive series1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
"This is the metal we're going to attack, uranium—the parent of radium—and the whole radioactive series, ending with the end-product lead."
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