Definition of Radiothorium

1. Noun. Radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228.

Exact synonyms: Thorium-228
Generic synonyms: Atomic Number 90, Th, Thorium

Definition of Radiothorium

1. n. A radioactive substance apparently formed as a product from thorium.

Definition of Radiothorium

1. Noun. (physics) The radioactive isotope thorium-228 ¹

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Definition of Radiothorium

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radiothorium

radiotellurium
radioterbium
radiothallium
radiotherapeutic
radiotherapeutics
radiotherapies
radiotherapist
radiotherapists
radiotherapy
radiotherapy dosage
radiotherapy equipment
radiotherapy localization
radiothermy
radiothon
radiothons
radiothorium (current term)
radiothoriums
radiothulium
radiothyroidectomy
radiothyroxin
radiotin
radiotitanium
radiotoxaemia
radiotoxic
radiotoxicity
radiotoxicological
radiotoxicology
radiotracer
radiotracers
radiotracking

Literary usage of Radiothorium

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

1. The Chemistry of the Radio-elements by Frederick Soddy (1914)
"The precipitate retains the radiothorium and the solution the ... When prepared in the manner described, the radiothorium at first retains the ..."

2. Conduction of Electricity Through Gases and Radio-activity: A Text-book with by Robert Kenning McClung (1909)
"It was by a determination of this very curve for radiothorium that Hahn discovered the previously unknown or unsuspected substance, thorium C. These ..."

3. Radioactive substances and their radiations by Ernest Rutherford (1913)
"There is no doubt that radiothorium is the direct parent of thorium X. Hahn* ... This substance was found to be identical rith the radiothorium obtained by ..."

4. The Electrical Nature of Matter and Radioactivity by Harry Clary Jones (1906)
"Ramsay has measured the radioactivity of radiothorium. In making these measurements solutions of its salts were used, since these gave more constant results ..."

5. Recent Advances in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry by Alfred Walter Stewart (1912)
"The separation of the radium from radiothorium is carried out by means of a series of precipitations of iron salts in the radium- ..."

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