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Definition of: radium
(rā′dē·əm) noun
A luminescent, intensely radioactive metallic element (symbol Ra, atomic number 88) chemically related to barium, occurring in small amounts in uranium ores, emitting alpha and beta particles and gamma rays, and having 16 known isotopes, the most abundant of which has a half-life of 1620 years. See PERIODIC TABLE. [<NL <L radius ray]
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