Meanings
nounparticle decay (countable and uncountable, plural particle decays)
plural particle decays
- countableuncountableAny spontaneous process of one unstable subatomic particle transforming into multiple other particles.
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particle decay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/particle%20decay
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