"hot particle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hot particles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hot particle (plural hot particles)
  1. A tiny piece of radioactive material that can become lodged in living tissue. Wikipedia link: hot particle Categories (topical): Biology, Radioactivity
    Sense id: en-hot_particle-en-noun-IxDSgnKD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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