Decay Chain Definition

noun
A sequence of radioactive decay processes in which the decay of one element creates a new element that may itself be radioactive, and continuing until the sequence ends with stable, nonradioactive atoms.
American Heritage

(physics) A chained series of the products of nuclear decay of a particular isotope.

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Noun

Singular:
decay chain
Plural:
decay chains

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