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noun Chemistry.
the radioactive series that starts with uranium 235 and ends with a stable isotope of lead of mass number 207.
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Origin of actinium series

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby actinium series

actinide series, actiniform, actinin, actinism, actinium, actinium series, actino-, actinobacillosis, actinobacillus, actinobiology, actinochemistry
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British Dictionary definitions for actinium series

actinium series
noun
a radioactive decay series that starts with uranium-235 and ends with lead-207
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