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scintillation cocktail

scintillation cocktail noun: a solution of a beta particle emitter to be analysed in an organic solvent along with a fluor which emits a scintillation of light, which can then be detected by a liquid scintillation counter.

Noun

scintillation cocktail (plural scintillation cocktails)

  1. (analytical chemistry) A solution of a beta particle emitter to be analysed in an organic solvent along with a fluor which emits a scintillation of light, which can then be detected by a liquid scintillation counter.

Forms of scintillation cocktail

pluralscintillation cocktails

Questions about scintillation cocktail

What does scintillation cocktail mean?
Scintillation cocktail means a solution of a beta particle emitter to be analysed in an organic solvent along with a fluor which emits a scintillation of light, which can then be detected by a liquid scintillation counter.
What part of speech is scintillation cocktail?
Scintillation cocktail is a noun.
What is the plural of scintillation cocktail?
The plural of scintillation cocktail is scintillation cocktails.

Words near scintillation cocktail in the dictionary

  1. scintillating scotomas
  2. scintillatingly
  3. scintillation
  4. scintillation camera
  5. scintillation cameras
  6. scintillation cocktail
  7. scintillation cocktails
  8. scintillation counter
  9. scintillation counters
  10. scintillation detector
  11. scintillation detectors

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