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radioactivity

The correct spelling is radioactivity.

How to pronounce radioactivity

noun

Say it like: Rad-ioa-cti-vit-ee

The correct spelling is radioactivity. Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus.

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

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