radioactivity

[ UK /ɹˌe‍ɪdɪə‍ʊæktˈɪvɪti/ ]
[ US /ˈɹeɪdioʊˌækˌtɪvəˌti, ˌɹeɪdioʊˌækˈtɪvəˌti/ ]
NOUN
  1. the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
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How To Use radioactivity In A Sentence

  • Cattle seem to absorb less radioactivity than sheep, except for the milk, which is to be avoided at all costs because of the iodine.
  • Projects already undertaken for pharmaceutical customers have involved removal of plant and equipment contaminated with low-levels of radioactivity and other hazardous materials.
  • Radioactivity is the process of emission of radiation as a radioactive material changes form, often to a different element.
  • Everything changed, however, with the discovery of radioactivity at the end of the nineteenth century - a discovery that led to one of the most remarkable, fruitful, and fateful eras in the history of chemistry.
  • Its functions relate principally to the monitoring of radioactivity in the environment and of radiation doses received by Irish people in the course of their work.
  • `Your first lesson on radioactivity ,' said Viktor, in English. BLOOD IS DIRT
  • The devices could be equipped with sensors that detect various substances, from heat to chemicals or radioactivity.
  • Every so often an IoT innovation pops into the public consciousness - like Safecast, which connects up a mass of disparate readings from individual geiger counters to create a map of radioactivity in Japan. Forbes.com: News
  • During her years of work, Curie coined the term radioactivity, and named Polonium. Archive 2010-03-01
  • According to received wisdom, exposure to low level radioactivity is harmless.
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