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decay product

Etymology: L, de + cadere, to fall, producere, to produce

a stable or radioactive nuclide formed by the disintegration of a radionuclide, either directly or as a result of successive transformation in a radioactive series. Also called daughter product.

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decay,

v to decompose.

decay, dental,

n See caries.

decay product,

n See daughter.

decay, radioactive,

n the disintegration of the nucleus of an unstable nuclide by the spontaneous emission of charged particles and/or photons.

decay, senile,

n See caries, senile dental.