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mesothorium

mesothorium noun: certain members of the decay chain of thorium, mainly isotopes of radium and actinium.

Noun

mesothorium (plural mesothoriums)

  1. Certain members of the decay chain of thorium, mainly isotopes of radium and actinium

Forms of mesothorium

pluralmesothoriums

Origin of mesothorium

From meso- + thorium. Probably so-called because these two isotopes (²²⁸Ra and ²²⁸Ac) are, in the decay chain, intermediate between normal thorium (²³²Th) and radiothorium (²²⁸Th).

Questions about mesothorium

What does mesothorium mean?
Mesothorium means certain members of the decay chain of thorium, mainly isotopes of radium and actinium.
What part of speech is mesothorium?
Mesothorium is a noun.
What is the plural of mesothorium?
The plural of mesothorium is mesothoriums.

Words near mesothorium in the dictionary

  1. mesothetical
  2. mesothoraces
  3. mesothoracic
  4. mesothorax
  5. mesothoraxes
  6. mesothorium
  7. mesothoriums
  8. mesotibia
  9. mesotibiae
  10. mesotibial
  11. mesotidal

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