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Noun: protactinium  `prow-tak'ti-nee-um
  1. A short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
    - protoactinium, Pa, atomic number 91

Derived forms: protactiniums

Type of: metal, metallic element

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