astatine


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
astatine /ˈastətiːn/
noun the chemical element of atomic number 85, a very unstable radioactive member of the halogen group. (Symbol: At)
– origin 1940s: from Gk astatos ‘unstable’ + -ine4.
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