astatine
Meanings
Plural: astatines
Noun
- a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
- A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄστατος (ástatos, “unstable”) + -ine.
Synonyms
alabamine, anglohelvetium, At, atomic number 85
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