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ALPHA DECAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("alpha decay" is a kind of...):
decay; disintegration; radioactive decay (the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation)