uranium series
noun Chemistry.
the radioactive series that starts with uranium 238 and ends with a stable isotope of lead of mass number 206.
Also
u·ra·ni·um-ra·di·um se·ries
[yoo-rey-nee-uh m-rey-dee-uh m] /yʊˈreɪ ni əmˈreɪ di əm/.
Words nearby uranium series
uranium 239,
uranium dating,
uranium dioxide,
uranium hexafluoride,
uranium oxide,
uranium series,
uranium trioxide,
urano-,
uranography,
uranology,
uranometry
British Dictionary definitions for uranium series
uranium series
noun
physics
a radioactive series that starts with uranium-238 and proceeds by radioactive decay to lead-206