ATOMIC NUMBER 38

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 38 mean? 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 38 (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 38 has 1 sense:

1. a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 38 used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 38 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 38; Sr; strontium

Hypernyms ("atomic number 38" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atomic number 38"):

strontium 90 (a radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number 90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions; can be assimilated like calcium into bones)

Holonyms ("atomic number 38" is a substance of...):

celestite (a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate)

strontianite (a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate)