Home / Thesaurus / alpha particle
Thesaurus: alpha particle
a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes
Related headwords
atomdefinitionchargeddefinitionemitteddefinitionheliumdefinitionisotopesdefinitionnucleusdefinitionparticledefinitionpositivelydefinitionradioactivedefinitionalphafamilyalpha blockerfamilyalpha brassfamilyalpha bronzefamilyalpha decayfamilyalpha fetoproteinfamilyalpha foetoproteinfamilyalpha globulinfamilyalpha ironfamilyalpha privativefamilyalpha radiationfamilyalpha rayfamilyalpha raysfamilyalpha receptorfamilyalpha rhythmfamilyalpha softwarefamilyalpha testfamilyalpha wavefamilyalpha-adrenergic blockerfamily
Definitions
- n. a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes