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ALPHA PARTICLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("alpha particle" is a kind of...):
particle; subatomic particle (a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions)
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