mesothorium
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See also: mésothorium
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From meso- + thorium. Probably so-called because these two isotopes (228Ra and 228Ac) are, in the decay chain, intermediate between normal thorium (232Th) and radiothorium (228Th).
Noun
[edit]mesothorium (plural mesothoriums)
Usage notes
[edit]Mesothorium I is radium-228. Mesothorium II is actinium-228.
Translations
[edit]product of radioactive decay of thorium
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