ASTATINE


Meaning of ASTATINE in English

n. Chem. a radioactive element, the heaviest of the halogens, which occurs naturally and can be artificially made by nuclear bombardment of bismuth. °Symb: At.

[ formed as ASTATIC + -INE(4) ]

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