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Noun: actinide  'ak-ti,nId
  1. Any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
    "Uranium is an actinide commonly used in nuclear reactors";
    - actinoid

Derived forms: actinides

Type of: group, grouping

Encyclopedia: Actinide