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Petkau effect

Petkau effect noun: an early counterexample to linear-effect assumptions usually made about radiation exposure.

Noun

Petkau effect

  1. (uncommon) An early counterexample to linear-effect assumptions usually made about radiation exposure.

Origin of Petkau effect

Named after Abram Petkau.

Questions about Petkau effect

What does Petkau effect mean?
Petkau effect means an early counterexample to linear-effect assumptions usually made about radiation exposure.
What part of speech is Petkau effect?
Petkau effect is a noun.

Words near Petkau effect in the dictionary

  1. Petitt
  2. Petitti
  3. Petittis
  4. Petitts
  5. Petka
  6. Petkau effect
  7. petkeeper
  8. petkeepers
  9. petkeeping
  10. petkin
  11. petkins

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