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potassium-42

potassium-42 noun: an artificially produced radioactive isotope of potassium, 4219K, having a half-life of 12.4 hours; used in medicine as a tracer.

Noun

potassium-42 (uncountable)

  1. An artificially produced radioactive isotope of potassium, 4219K, having a half-life of 12.4 hours; used in medicine as a tracer

Questions about potassium-42

What does potassium-42 mean?
Potassium-42 means an artificially produced radioactive isotope of potassium, 4219K, having a half-life of 12.4 hours; used in medicine as a tracer.
What part of speech is potassium-42?
Potassium-42 is a noun.

Words near potassium-42 in the dictionary

  1. potassium sulfite
  2. potassium sulphate
  3. potassium sulphite
  4. potassium-39
  5. potassium-40
  6. potassium-42
  7. potassium-43
  8. potassium-argon dating
  9. potassium-argon datings
  10. potassiumlike
  11. potassiums

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