radioactivity

  1. Noun.  Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus.
  2. Noun.  The radiation so emitted; including gamma rays, alpha particles, neutrons, electrons, positrons, etc.

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