See Also: osteoradiologist(medicine)

rubidium (iou) and osteoradiologist (medicine)


rubidium (iou)



rubidium noun. M19.
[from Latin rubidus red, with ref. to two spectral lines in the red part of the spectrum: see -IUM.]
A soft, silvery-white, highly reactive chemical element, atomic no. 37, belonging to the alkali metal group and found in a few minerals. (Symbol Rb.)
Comb.: rubidium-strontium Dating: based on measurement of the relative amounts in rock of rubidium-87 and its beta decay product, strontium-87.

osteoradiologist (medicine)


osteoradiologist


A physician who specialises in radiology of the bones and joints.

Origin: osteo-+ radiologist