Definition of Atomic number 82

1. Noun. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey. "The children were playing with lead soldiers"

Exact synonyms: Lead, Pb
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Cerussite, White Lead Ore, Galena
Specialized synonyms: Hard Lead, Antimonial Lead, Hard Lead, Pig Lead

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomic Number 82

atomic number 69
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atomic number 81
atomic number 82 (current term)
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Literary usage of Atomic number 82

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"Thus Ra-D has the atomic number 82; it loses a ß-particle and becomes Ra-E with atomic number 83; this loses another /î-particle and becomes Ra-F with ..."

2. The Electron: Its Isolation and Measurement and the Determination of Some of by Robert Andrews Millikan (1917)
"... atomic weight 23) and lead (atomic number 82, atomic weight, 207.2) have been fitted into it and there are left but four vacancies within this range. ..."

3. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Lead (atomic number, 82; atomic weight, 207.19; specific gravity, 11.34) is a bluish to silvery-gray metal, although the pure metal is easily tarnished by ..."

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