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Radioactivity
Meaning
Noun
●
In Radioactivity:
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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Origin
radioactivity
English
-ity
English
-ité
French
-ité
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
-ete
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
radioactive
English
Sourced from
Etym
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