radioactivity
noun
Meaning
- 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.
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