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| pro·tac·tin·i·um [ pr tak tínnee əm ] |
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radioactive metallic element: a toxic radioactive metallic element. Source: uranium ores. Symbol Pa
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| [Early 20th century. <proto- + actinium, because the most common isotope decays to give actinium] |
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