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radioactivity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | radiation |
| Type of | emission |
| Has types | corpuscular radiation, particulate radiation |
| Derivation | radioactive |
Examples of radioactivity
radioactivity
The ministry tentatively set tolerable levels of radioactivity for each product.
From the bloomberg.com
The spinach contamination is equal to one-fifth the radioactivity in a CAT scan.
From the latimes.com
Sailors tried to scrub off the radioactivity with brushes, water, soap, and lye.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Fermi won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on induced radioactivity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is known for the dramatic ability to resist radioactivity induced DNA breaks.
From the newscientist.com
It involved no loss of life, invasion of territory or release of radioactivity.
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Bones are cut into sections, so the distribution of radioactivity can be studied.
From the thenewstribune.com
Palomarenos blame radioactivity, but the failure may well be due to other causes.
From the time.com
Thus when a piece of clay is fired, its radioactivity count is reduced to zero.
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- Radiation: the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
- (radioactive) exhibiting or caused by radioactivity; "radioactive isotope"; "radioactive decay"; "radioactive fallout"
- Radioactive decay is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting ionizing particles or radiation. The emission is spontaneous in that the nucleus decays without collision with another particle. ...
- Radio-Activity (German title: Radio-Aktivitu00E4t) is the fifth studio album by German electronic band Kraftwerk, released in October 1975. Unlike Kraftwerk's later albums, which featured language-specific lyrics, only the titles differ between the English and German editions. A concept album, Radio-Activity is bilingual, featuring lyrics in both languages.
- (Radioactive (Heartsdales album)) Radioactive is the 2002 debut album of the Japanese hip-hop group Heartsdales.
- Radioactive describes something undergoing radioactive decay, the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus emits radiation.
- Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus; The radiation so emitted; including gamma rays, alpha particles, neutrons, electrons, positrons, etc
- (Radioactive) Exhibiting radioactivity; emitting or relating to the emission of ionizing radiation or particles such as alpha and beta particles, neutrons or gamma rays.
- (Radioactive) Capable of emitting radiant energy.
