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Radioactive material

Definition:

Material that contains unstable (radioactive) atoms that give off [ionizing] radiation as they decay.

Source & ©: CDC Glossary of Radiological Terms  

Related words:

Caesium - Iodine - Radiation - Radioactivity - Strontium-90

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14-2-2008