Actinium

/ækˈtɪn.i.əm/ noun

Definition

A radioactive chemical element (atomic number 89) that emits rays of energy and was named for its radioactivity.

Etymology

From Greek 'aktis' (ray), named by its discoverer Pierre Debierne in 1899 to highlight its intense radioactivity and the rays it emits.

Kelly Says

Actinium-227 is so radioactive that it glows in the dark with blue-green light from sheer radiation—it was one of the first elements where scientists realized that atoms themselves could be unstable and break apart, revolutionizing physics.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
aktinium
AMአማርኛ
አክቲኒየም
ak-tee-nee-yeem
ARالعربية
أكتينيوم
ak-tee-nee-oom
BGБългарски
актиниум
BNবাংলা
অ্যাক্টিনিয়াম
ak-tee-nee-yam
CACatalà
actini
ak-tee-nee
CSČeština
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
DADansk
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
DEDeutsch
Actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
ELΕλληνικά
ακτινίου
ak-tee-nee-oo
ESEspañol
actinio
ak-teen-ee-oh
ETEesti
aktinium
EUEuskara
aktinium
FAفارسی
اکتینیم
ak-tee-nee-m
FISuomi
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
FRFrançais
actinium
ak-tee-nee-əm
GLGalego
actinium
GUGU
ઍક્ટિનિયમ
a-ktee-nee-yam
HAHA
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
HEעברית
אקטניום
ak-tee-nee-om
HIहिन्दी
एक्टिनियम
ak-tee-nee-yam
HRHrvatski
aktinij
HUMagyar
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
IGIG
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
ITItaliano
attinio
at-tee-nee-o
JA日本語
アクチニウム
akuchiniumu
KKKK
актиний
ak-tee-nee
KMKM
អាក្ទីនីយ៉ូម
a-ktee-nee-yom
KO한국어
악티늄
ak-ti-neom
LTLietuvių
aktinijus
LVLatviešu
aktinij
MNМонгол
актиниум
MRMR
एक्टिनियम
ak-tee-nee-yam
MSBahasa Melayu
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
MYမြန်မာ
အက်တီနီယမ်
a-ktee-nee-ye-m
NLNederlands
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
NONorsk
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
PAPA
ਐਕਟਿਨੀਅਮ
a-ktee-nee-yam
PLPolski
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
PTPortuguês
actínio
ak-tee-nyo
RORomână
actiniu
ak-tee-nee-oo
RUРусский
актини́й
ak-ti-nee
SKSlovenčina
aktinium
SLSlovenščina
aktinij
SRСрпски
актиниум
SVSvenska
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
SWKiswahili
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
TAதமிழ்
ஆக்டினியம்
a-g-tee-nee-yam
TEతెలుగు
అక్టీనియం
ak-tee-nee-yam
THไทย
แอคทีเนียม
a-ktee-ne-eam
TLTL
actinium
ak-tee-nee-um
TRTürkçe
actinyum
ak-tin-yum
UKУкраїнська
акти́ній
ak-tee-nee
URاردو
اکٹینیئم
ak-tee-nee-em
VITiếng Việt
actini
ak-tee-nee
YOYO
aktinīyamu
ak-tee-nee-ya-moo
ZH中文
ā
ZUZU
aktinīyamu
ak-tee-nee-ya-moo

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