Definition of Atomic number 56

1. Noun. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite.

Exact synonyms: Ba, Barium
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Specialized synonyms: Baryta
Substance meronyms: Barite, Barium Sulphate, Barytes, Heavy Spar
Derivative terms: Baric

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomic Number 56

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atomic number 56 (current term)
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Literary usage of Atomic number 56

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb by F. G. Gosling (1999)
"... elements that some thought Fermi had discovered but radioactive barium isotopes (barium has the atomic number 56) and fragments of the uranium itself. ..."

2. The Mystery of Matter and Energy: Recent Progress as to the Structure of Matter by Albert Cushing Crehore (1917)
"atomic number 56-69 VI Applications of electromagnetic theory to matter in its steady state. Fundamental conceptions of atomic structure. ..."

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