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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus by emission of an alpha particle.
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- noun
Radioactive decay by emitting analpha particle .
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- noun radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
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