Defenition of the word radioactive decay

• Defenition of the word radioactive decay

  • The property possessed by some atomic nuclei of disintegrating spontaneously, with loss of energy through emission of a charged particle and/or gamma radiation.
  • the phenomenon of spontaneous changes in the nucleus of an atom
  • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

Synonyms for the word radioactive decay

• • decay
  • disintegration

Hyponyms for the word radioactive decay

• • alpha decay
  • beta decay

Hypernyms for the word radioactive decay

• • nuclear reaction
  • physical phenomenon

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