Radioactivity

noun

Word Frequency: 2.7

Definitions

1.nounSpontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus.

2.nounThe radiation so emitted; including gamma rays, alpha particles, neutrons, electrons, positrons, etc.

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