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decay chain

noun

Definitions

  1. A series of nuclides, such that one nuclide radioactively decays into another, which…

    A series of nuclides, such that one nuclide radioactively decays into another, which decays into another, and so on, until a stable nuclide is reached. For example, uranium-238 must undergo eight alpha decays and six beta decays in order to become stable lead-206; intermediate nuclides include uranium-234, radium-226, and radon-222.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for decay chain. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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