| ACTINIA | • actinia n. A sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia. • Actinia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Actiniidae – certain sea anemones. • ACTINIA n. (Greek) a sea-anemone, also ACTINIAN. |
| ACTINIC | • actinic adj. Of or relating to actinism. • actinic adj. Composed of actin. • ACTINIC adj. of or pertaining to actinism, the property of solar radiation of causing chemical change. |
| ACTINIAE | • actiniae n. Plural of actinia. • ACTINIA n. (Greek) a sea-anemone, also ACTINIAN. |
| ACTINIAN | • actinian n. A sea anemone (of the order Actiniaria). • ACTINIAN n. a sea-anemone, also ACTINIA. |
| ACTINIAS | • actinias n. Plural of actinia. • ACTINIA n. (Greek) a sea-anemone, also ACTINIAN. |
| ACTINIDE | • actinide n. (Chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that… • actinide n. (Chemistry) Any of the 14 elements from actinium to nobelium (lawrencium is excluded by some authors… • actinide n. (Chemistry, dated) Any of the 14 elements from thorium to lawrencium (actinium having been mistakenly… |
| ACTINISM | • actinism n. (Chemistry, physics) That property of electromagnetic radiation that leads to the production of photochemical effects. • ACTINISM n. the property of radiant energy that effects chemical changes. |
| ACTINIUM | • actinium n. A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores. • ACTINIUM n. a radioactive metallic chemical element, atomic number 89, the first element of the actinide series. |
| ACTINIANS | • actinians n. Plural of actinian. • ACTINIAN n. a sea-anemone, also ACTINIA. |
| ACTINIDES | • actinides n. Plural of actinide. • ACTINIDE n. any element of a group from element number 89 (actinium) to 103 (lawrencium), also ACTINOID. |
| ACTINISMS | • actinisms n. Plural of actinism. • ACTINISM n. the property of radiant energy that effects chemical changes. |
| ACTINIUMS | • actiniums n. Plural of actinium. • ACTINIUM n. a radioactive metallic chemical element, atomic number 89, the first element of the actinide series. |
| ACTINIFORM | • actiniform adj. Having a radiated form. • ACTINIFORM adj. having a radiate form, like a starfish. |
| ACTINICALLY | • actinically adv. In an actinic manner. • ACTINIC adv. of or pertaining to actinism, the property of solar radiation of causing chemical change. |