BETA DECAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("beta decay" is a kind of...):

decay; disintegration; radioactive decay (the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation)

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