radioactive decay

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radioactive decay

noun radioactive decays

  1. countable, uncountable Any of several processes by which unstable nuclei emit subatomic particles and/or ionizing radiation and disintegrate into one or more other nuclei.

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@misc{radioactive_decay_2026,
  title = {radioactive decay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/radioactive%20decay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}