radioactive transmutation

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• transmutation — [ trɑ̃smytasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • v. 1165; lat. transmutatio 1 ♦ Changement d une substance en une autre, et notamment d un corps chimique en un autre. Les alchimistes cherchaient à réussir la transmutation des métaux. ♢ (1934) Phys. Transformation d un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• transmutation — [trans΄myo͞o tā′shən, tranz΄myo͞o tā′shən] n. [ME transmutacioun < LL transmutatio < pp. of L transmutare] 1. a transmuting or being transmuted; change of one thing into another 2. Rare a fluctuation 3. in the Middle Ages, the supposedly… …   English World dictionary

• Radioactive waste — 2007 ISO radioactivity danger logo, designed in part for long term radioactive waste depositories which might survive into a far future time in which all knowledge of the meaning of present common radiation danger symbols and signs has been lost… …   Wikipedia

• Radioactive decay — For particle decay in a more general context, see Particle decay. For more information on hazards of various kinds of radiation from decay, see Ionizing radiation. Radioactive redirects here. For other uses, see Radioactive (disambiguation).… …   Wikipedia

• transmutation — transmutational, transmutative /trans myooh teuh tiv, tranz /, adj. transmutationist, n. /trans myooh tay sheuhn, tranz /, n. 1. the act or process of transmuting. 2. the fact or state of being transmuted. 3. change into another nature, substance …   Universalium

• Nuclear transmutation — is the conversion of one chemical element or isotope into another. In other words, atoms of one element can be changed into atoms of other element by transmutation . This occurs either through nuclear reactions (in which an outside particle… …   Wikipedia

• Matière radioactive — Radioactivité Pour les articles homonymes, voir Radio. Symbole signalant une source de rayons ionisants, ☢. La radioactivité, phénomène qui fut dé …   Wikipédia en Français

• Biological transmutation — A biological transmutation is defined as a nuclear transmutation occurring in living organisms.ObservationBy definition, chemical reactions rearrange the bindings of atoms, but do not change the number of protons or neutrons in the nucleus of… …   Wikipedia

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• proton decay — proton decay, the radioactive transmutation of one chemical element into another by the emission of a proton from an unstable nucleus: »Proton decay…is a process in which a nucleus emits a proton and decreases both atomic number and atomic weight …   Useful english dictionary

• Nuclear fuel cycle — The nuclear fuel cycle, also called nuclear fuel chain, is the progression of nuclear fuel through a series of differing stages. It consists of steps in the front end, which are the preparation of the fuel, steps in the service period in which… …   Wikipedia