ASTATINE


Meaning of ASTATINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈas-tə-ˌtēn ]

noun

Etymology: Greek astatos unsteady, from a- + statos standing, from histanai to cause to stand — more at stand

Date: 1947

: a radioactive halogen element discovered by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles and also formed by radioactive decay — see element table

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