radiostrontium

[ rey-dee-oh-stron-shee-uhm, -shuhm, -tee-uhm ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. strontium 90.

Word History and Origins

Origin of radiostrontium¹

First recorded in 1940–45; radio- + strontium

Example Sentences

Then, depending on how it was given, the rhodizonate picked up 20% to 40% of the radiostrontium so that it was flushed out in body wastes within 24 hours�provided the rats were kept foodless.

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Either way, he was confident that rhodizonate, which human subjects could take by mouth at the first threat of radiostrontium exposure, offers an encouraging lead toward overcoming the most dangerous hazard of fallout radiation.

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Other reports on radiostrontium: � Contamination of food crops from strontium-90 fallout can be reduced by simply adding lime to the soil, said the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory's Dr. Eric B. Fowler.

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