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Meaning of radioactive decay | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština radioaktivní rozpad
Deutsch radioaktiver Zerfall
Español decaimiento radiactivo
Suomi hajoaminen
Bahasa Indonesia peluruhan radioaktif
ქართული რადიოაქტიური დაშლა
한국어 방사성 붕괴
Português decaimento radiativo decaimento radioativo
Svenska sönderfall
Türkçe radyoaktif bozunum radyoaktif parçalanma

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

radioactive disintegration radioactive equilibrium radioactive fallout radioactive tracer radioactive waste Radioactively

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