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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > chemical substances > chemical elements > nuclides > radioactive series
Preferred Term:

radioactive series

Definition:
A succession of nuclides, each of which transforms by radioactive disintegration into the next until a stable nuclide results. The first member is called the parent, the intermediate members are called daughters, and the final stable member is called the end product.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
nuclides
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/333501
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-09-03, last modified 2019-11-25