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SHORT-LIVED RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Chemistry
DEF

A radioactive substance whose activity disappears within a comparatively short time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Chimie
OBS

substance radioactive à courte période : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
  • Física nuclear
  • Química
Key term(s)
  • substancia radioactiva de vida corta
  • substancia radioactiva de período corto
  • material radioactivo de vida corta
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