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Meaning of Actinide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈæktɪnaɪd

Definitions

  1. Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.
  2. Any of the 14 elements from actinium to nobelium (lawrencium is excluded by some authors as it is a d-block rather than an f-block element).
  3. Any of the 14 elements from thorium to lawrencium (actinium having been mistakenly excluded because it was thought to be a d-block element in the past).

Equivalents

Afrikaans aktinied
العربية أكتينايد
Bosanski aktinid aktinoid
Čeština aktinid aktinoid
Ελληνικά ακτινίδιο
Español actínido
Français actinide
Hrvatski aktinid aktinoid
Italiano attinoide
日本語 アクチノイド
Polski aktynowiec
Română actinid
Српски aktinid aktinoid
Türkçe aktinit

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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