Definition of Radioactive decay

1. Noun. The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation.

Exact synonyms: Decay, Disintegration
Specialized synonyms: Alpha Decay, Beta Decay
Generic synonyms: Nuclear Reaction
Derivative terms: Decay, Disintegrate, Disintegrate

Definition of Radioactive decay

1. Noun. (physics) Any of several processes by which unstable nuclei emit subatomic particles and/or ionizing radiation and disintegrate into one or more smaller nuclei. ¹

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Medical Definition of Radioactive decay

1. The process by which a spontaneous change in nuclear state takes place. This process is accompanied by the emission of energy in various specific combinations of electromagnetic and corpuscular radiation and neutrinos. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radioactive Decay

radio wave
radio waves
radioacoustics
radioactinium
radioactivate
radioactivated
radioactivates
radioactivating
radioactive
radioactive atom
radioactive constant
radioactive contamination
radioactive cow
radioactive dating
radioactive datings
radioactive decay (current term)
radioactive dust
radioactive equilibrium
radioactive fallout
radioactive fallouts
radioactive iodide uptake test
radioactive iodine
radioactive iodine excretion test
radioactive iodine test
radioactive iodine uptake test
radioactive isotope
radioactive material
radioactive pollutants
radioactive probe
radioactive thyroxine

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