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radiostrontium

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[rey-dee-oh-stron-shee-uhm, -shuhm, -tee-uhm] / ˌreɪ di oʊˈstrɒn ʃi əm, -ʃəm, -ti əm /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. strontium 90.


Etymology

Origin of radiostrontium

First recorded in 1940–45; radio- + strontium

Example Sentences

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Other reports on radiostrontium: � Contamination of food crops from strontium-90 fallout can be reduced by simply adding lime to the soil, said the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory's Dr. Eric B. Fowler.

From Time Magazine Archive

Either way, he was confident that rhodizonate, which human subjects could take by mouth at the first threat of radiostrontium exposure, offers an encouraging lead toward overcoming the most dangerous hazard of fallout radiation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, depending on how it was given, the rhodizonate picked up 20% to 40% of the radiostrontium so that it was flushed out in body wastes within 24 hours�provided the rats were kept foodless.

From Time Magazine Archive

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