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Radioactive fallout

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rainoutnoun(countable) Something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain.
fallbacknounA backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
waste productnounThe unwanted results of metabolism, expelled in the urine and faeces.
plate-outnoun(chemistry) That which has plated out; dissolved metal deposited onto a solid surface.
autoradiolysisnounThe radiolysis of a radioactive compound resulting from its own radioactive decay.
pluviationnounThe raining of fine particles (typically sand) through the air
depositionnoun(law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
radiation fognouna fog produced by the cooling of air at the ground through the release of electromagnetic energy in the form of heat
radiomitigationnounMitigation of the harmful effects of radiation.
rustingnounThe development of rust on a surface.
resuspensionnoun(ecology, chemistry, physics) The renewed suspension of a precipitated sediment, such as stirring up settled mud at the bottom of a body of water.
entombmentnounThe act of entombing or the state of being entombed
illuviationnoun(geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum
black rainnounRadioactive rain that fell on Hiroshima following the atomic bombing in 1945.
foresetnounAn obstacle; hindrance.
back endnoun(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.
decorporationnoun(medicine) The therapeutic removal of radioactive material that has been absorbed by the body
sputteringnounA noise that sputters.
cosedimentationnounsedimentation along with another material
remobilizationnoun(medicine) A return to mobility.

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