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radon

['reidɔn] n

radón m

radon A radioactive gaseous element emitted naturally from rocks and minerals where radioactive elements are present. It is released in non-coal mines, e.g. tin, iron, fluorspar, uranium. Radon is an alpha particle emitter as are its decay products and has been indicted as a cause of excessive occurrence of lung cancer in uranium miners. Concern has been expressed at radon levels in some housing usually adjacent to granite rocks or old tin mining regions ['reidɔn] n

environ.

radon m

English thesaurus

Radon ['reɪdɒn, -dɑːn] abbr.

abbr., scottish

RADON ['reidɔn] n

mil.

radar beacon

radon

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transform
gen.	transformar; alterar; transmutar
comp., MS	transformar
IT tech.	transformar


radon
chem.	emanación del radio
environ.	radon
health.	radón