noun.
Any of the 14 radioactiveelements of the periodic table that are positioned under the lanthanides to which they have similar chemistry.
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noun.
any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
Word Usage
"They do, however, create actinide-free waste that is much less radioactive, with a half-life of a couple of hundred years (as opposed to tens of thousands of years for LWR waste)."