OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5114

francium

/ˈfɹansɪəm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
francio
The chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature.
The most elusive element of all, however, appears to be francium, which is so rare that it is thought that our entire planet may contain, at any given moment, fewer than twenty fra…
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