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synthetic radioisotopeA synthetic radioisotope is a radionuclide that is not found in nature: no natural process or mechanism exists which produces it, or it is so unstable that it decays away in a very short period of time.
induced radioactivityInduced radioactivity, also called artificial radioactivity or man-made radioactivity, is the process of using radiation to make a previously stable material radioactive.
pentaquarknoun(particle physics) Any of a class of subatomic particles (previously hypothetical, since detected, subject to confirmation) consisting of a group of five quarks (compared to three quarks in normal baryons and two in mesons), or more specifically four quarks and one antiquark (symbol Θ).
synthetic fibernounAny fiber made by extruding a synthetic substance through spinnerets to make a thread.
cosmic ray spallationCosmic ray spallation, also known as the x-process, is a set of naturally occurring nuclear reactions causing nucleosynthesis; it refers to the formation of chemical elements from the impact of cosmic rays on an object.
chemical elementnoun(chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
alternative fuelnounAny fuel that is not diesel or petrol (petroleum-based).
synthesis of precious metalsThe synthesis of precious metals involves the use of either nuclear reactors or particle accelerators to produce these elements.
nuclear chemistrynoun(chemistry) The application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics, including the discovery of naturally occurring and synthetic radioactive elements and the results of nuclear fission.
ionizing radiationnoun(physics) High-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances through which it passes; also includes high-energy particles.
nuclear fusionnoun(nuclear physics) The combining of the nuclei of atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.
radioactive sourceA radioactive source is a known quantity of a radionuclide which emits ionizing radiation, typically one or more of the radiation types gamma rays, alpha particles, beta particles, and neutron radiation.
isotopes of plutoniumPlutonium (Pu) is an artificial element, except for trace quantities resulting from neutron capture by uranium, and thus a standard atomic weight cannot be given.
recombinant dnanoun(genetics) DNA that has been engineered by splicing together fragments of DNA from multiple species and introduced into the cells of a host.
superheavy elementnounA chemical element with an extremely high atomic number; typically taken to mean beyond lawrencium (element 103, the last actinide)
chemical compoundnoun(chemistry) Any substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements in a fixed ratio, the union being a chemical bond.
transuranium elementnoun(chemistry) Any element having an atomic number greater than that of uranium.
isotopes of promethiumPromethium (61Pm) is an artificial element, except in trace quantities as a product of spontaneous fission of 238U and 235U and alpha decay of 151Eu, and thus a standard atomic weight cannot be given.
chemical synthesis(chemical combination) the artificial execution of chemical reactions to obtain one or several products.
genetically modified foodGenetically modified foods (GM foods), also known as genetically engineered foods (GE foods), or bioengineered foods are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using various methods of genetic engineering.

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