radiostrontium — [rā΄dē ō strän′shē əm, rā΄dē ō strän′tē əm] n. radioactive strontium, esp. strontium 90 … English World dictionary
radiostrontium — Strontium 90 Strontium 90 A radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called {radiostrontium}. It has a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
radiostrontium — /ray dee oh stron shee euhm, sheuhm, tee euhm/, n. Chem. See strontium 90. [1940 45; RADIO + STRONTIUM] * * * … Universalium
radiostrontium — noun any radioactive isotope of strontium, especially Syn: strontium 90 … Wiktionary
radiostrontium — A radioactive isotope of strontium; e.g., 90Sr. * * * ra·dio·stron·tium .rād ē ō strän ch(ē )əm, stränt ē əm n radioactive strontium esp STRONTIUM 90 * * * ra·dio·stron·ti·um (ra″de o stronґshe əm) a radioactive isotope of strontium,… … Medical dictionary
radiostrontium — n. radioactive isotope of strontium (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
radiostrontium — ra·dio·strontium … English syllables
radiostrontium — |rādē(ˌ)ō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from radio + strontium : radioactive strontium; especially : strontium 90 * * * /ray dee oh stron shee euhm, sheuhm, tee euhm/, n. Chem. See strontium 90. [194 … Useful english dictionary
Alexander Catsch — (Katsch) (1913 ndash; 1976 in Karlsruhe) was a German Russian medical doctor and radiation biologist. Up to the end of World War II, he worked in Nikolaj Vladimirovich Timefeev Resovskij’s Abteilung für Experimentelle Genetik at the Kaiser… … Wikipedia
strontium 90 — noun a radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number 90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions; can be assimilated like calcium into bones • Hypernyms: ↑strontium, ↑Sr, ↑atomic number 38 * * * noun : a heavy radioactive… … Useful english dictionary