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Definition of Actinide series
1. Noun. (chemistry) a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Actinide Series
Literary usage of Actinide series
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Workshop on Advanced Nuclear Reactor Safety Issues and Research Needs: Paris by International Atomic Energy Agency, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"Since the melting points of the actinide oxides decrease along the actinide
series, the margin to melting will be small if operated with high linear power. ..."
2. The Use of Thermodynamic Databases in Performance Assessment: Workshop by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"Outside the actinide series, an example for another element with waste management
implications can be shown for Tc. Figure 15 shows the solubility data for ..."
3. Evaluation of Speciation Technology: Workshop Proceedings, Tokai-mura by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2001)
"A comparison between the actinides and lanthanide elements immediately reveals
the distinction between the early actinide series elements from the other ..."
4. The Safety of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2005)
"Alpha particle A positively charged particle emitted in the decay of some
radioactive nuclei, especially nuclides of the actinide series; it consists of two ..."
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