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Definition of actinium
: a radioactive trivalent metallic element that resembles lanthanum in chemical properties and that is found especially in pitchblende — see element table
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\ak-ˈtin-ē-əm\
Medical Definition of actinium
: a radioactive trivalent metallic element that resembles lanthanum in chemical properties and that is found especially in pitchblende—symbol Ac; see element table
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