radium

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal.
2. (countable, dated, uncountable) A type of cloth woven from silk or synthetic yarn, often with a shiny appearance.

Verb

To treat (a tumour, etc.) with radium.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.əm/

Etymology

Borrowed from French radium, from rad(ioactif) (“radioactive”) + -ium (suffix used to form the names of metallic elements).

Synonyms

Ra

atomic number 88

radio

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Translations

radium

radio

radio

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Radium

radium

rad

rádio

راديوم

radi

radyum

radium

radyûm

ράδιο

Ra

radium