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Definition of: protactinium
(prō′tak·tin′ē·əm) noun
A toxic, radioactive metallic alement (symbol Pa, atomic number 91) occurring in minute amounts in uranium ores, where it decays to form actinium. See PERIODIC TABLE. [<PROT- + ACTINIUM]
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