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betalight

betalight noun: a sealed capsule, internally coated with a phosphor and filled with a tritium whose beta decay causes the phosphor to glow.

Noun

betalight (plural betalights)

  1. A sealed capsule, internally coated with a phosphor and filled with a tritium whose beta decay causes the phosphor to glow.

Forms of betalight

pluralbetalights

Origin of betalight

From beta + light.

Questions about betalight

What does betalight mean?
Betalight means a sealed capsule, internally coated with a phosphor and filled with a tritium whose beta decay causes the phosphor to glow.
What part of speech is betalight?
Betalight is a noun.
What is the plural of betalight?
The plural of betalight is betalights.

Words near betalight in the dictionary

  1. betalactamases
  2. betalactams
  3. betalain
  4. betalains
  5. betalamic acid
  6. betalight
  7. betalights
  8. betalipoprotein
  9. betalipoproteins
  10. betalk
  11. betalked

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