English

Noun

astatine ‎(uncountable)

1. A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85.
   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, p. 221:

     Astatine, for instance, is practically unstudied. It has a name and a place on the periodic table (next to Marie Curie's polonium), but almost nothing else.

Synonyms

• alabamine (proposed name)
• anglo-helvetium (formerly)

Derived terms

• astatane
• eka-astatine

Translations

Anagrams

• in a state
• Tánaiste