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单词 radon
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Definition of radon in English:

radon

noun ˈreɪdɒnˈreɪˌdɑn
mass noun
  • The chemical element of atomic number 86, a rare radioactive gas belonging to the noble gas series.

    (化学元素)氡(符号: Rn

    Radon is a product of the radioactive decay of radium and is used as a source of alpha particles in radiotherapy. Small quantities of the gas are also emitted naturally from the ground in granite-rich areas

    Example sentencesExamples
    • All the areas had previously been thought to be safe from high levels of seeping radon, which comes out of the ground and gathers in enclosed spaces.
    • That is roughly half the annual dose from inhaled radon and its decay products in a typical single family home in the United States.
    • A review of over 11 studies in uranium miners attributed an observed increase in lung cancer to radon and its progeny and not to uranium.
    • The ground in some parts of the country releases radon, a radioactive gas that can cause cancer.
    • As the pressure in a building is slightly lower than the pressure outdoors, radon will be drawn from the ground into the building.

Origin

Early 20th century: from radium, on the pattern of argon.

Definition of radon in US English:

radon

nounˈrāˌdänˈreɪˌdɑn
  • The chemical element of atomic number 86, a rare radioactive gas belonging to the noble gas series.

    (化学元素)氡(符号: Rn

    Radon is a product of the radioactive decay of radium and is used as a source of alpha particles in radiotherapy. Small quantities of the gas are also emitted naturally from the ground in granite-rich areas

    Example sentencesExamples
    • All the areas had previously been thought to be safe from high levels of seeping radon, which comes out of the ground and gathers in enclosed spaces.
    • The ground in some parts of the country releases radon, a radioactive gas that can cause cancer.
    • A review of over 11 studies in uranium miners attributed an observed increase in lung cancer to radon and its progeny and not to uranium.
    • As the pressure in a building is slightly lower than the pressure outdoors, radon will be drawn from the ground into the building.
    • That is roughly half the annual dose from inhaled radon and its decay products in a typical single family home in the United States.

Origin

Early 20th century: from radium, on the pattern of argon.

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