1. a radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number 90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions; can be assimilated like calcium into bones;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
strontium 90
n 1: a radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number
90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions;
can be assimilated like calcium into bones