radiostrontium

radiostrontium
A radioactive isotope of strontium; e.g., 90Sr.

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ra·dio·stron·tium .rād-ē-ō-'strän-ch(ē-)əm, -'stränt-ē-əm n radioactive strontium esp STRONTIUM 90

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ra·dio·stron·ti·um (ra″de-o-stronґshe-əm) a radioactive isotope of strontium, four of medical importance being the isotopes 85Sr, 87mSr, 89Sr, and 90Sr. See also individual isotopes under strontium.

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