FRANCIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does francium mean? 

• FRANCIUM (noun)
  The noun FRANCIUM has 1 sense:

1. a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium

  Familiarity information: FRANCIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRANCIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 87; Fr; francium

Hypernyms ("francium" 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.)