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nuclide
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nu·clide  (nkld, ny-)
n.
A type of atom specified by its atomic number, atomic mass, and energy state, such as carbon 14.

nu·clidic (n-kldk, ny-) adj.

nuclide [ˈnjuːklaɪd]
n
(Physics / General Physics) a species of atom characterized by its atomic number and its mass number See also isotope
[from nucleo- + -ide, from Greek eidos shape]

nuclide  (nkld)
An atomic nucleus identified by its atomic element and its mass number. For example, a carbon-14 nuclide is the nucleus of a carbon atom, which has six protons, with mass number 14 (thus having eight neutrons). See also isotope.


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One of the properties that makes most of the nuclides used in nuclear medicine so attractive for that purpose -- their short half-life--has the drawback of making it impractical to distribute these nuclides as Standard Reference Materials.
25, 2000 Rhombic Corporation (OTCBB:NUKE) announces that work has begun at the University of Illinois on the company's Disperse Composite Materials (DCM) technology to develop a low cost method to neutralize radio active wastes, especially the long lived nuclides which can be converted into stable nuclides.
 
 
 
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