radioactive decay
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1. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | nuclear reaction, |
| definition | : | (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | alpha decay, |
| definition | : | radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | beta decay, |
| definition | : | radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | disintegrate, |
| definition | : | cause to undergo fission or lose particles (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | disintegrate, |
| definition | : | cause to undergo fission or lose particles (verb.change) |
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