Definition of Strontium 90 in English :

Define Strontium 90 in English

Strontium 90 meaning in English

Meaning of Strontium 90 in English

Pronunciation of Strontium 90 in English

Strontium 90 pronunciation in English

Pronounce Strontium 90 in English

Strontium 90

see synonyms of strontium 90

Noun

1. strontium 90

a radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number 90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions; can be assimilated like calcium into bones

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Strontium 90

see synonyms of strontium 90
n.
The strontium isotope with mass 90, having a half-life of 28 years, used for its high-energy beta emission in certain nuclear electric power sources and constituting a radiation hazard in fallout.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.