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RADIOLYSES [1 record]

Record 1 2005-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Biotechnology
DEF

Chemical decomposition by the action of ionizing radiation.

CONT

The diagenetic and epigenetic alterations were apparently enhanced by ionization effects of the radionuclides, particularly by the radiolysis of water and by reactions of hydrogen and oxygen with the rocks.

OBS

Plural: radiolyses.

Key term(s)
  • radiolyses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Décomposition de substances chimiques obtenue par action de radiations ionisantes.

CONT

L'altération diagénétique et l'altération épigénétique ont vraisemblablement été accentuées par les effets d'ionisation dus aux radionucléides, notamment par la radiolyse de l'eau et par les réactions de l'hydrogène et de l'oxygène avec les roches.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Física radiológica (Teoría y aplicación)
  • Biotecnología
DEF

Disociación de moléculas producida por una radiación.

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