"liquid scintillation" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} liquid scintillation (uncountable)
  1. (physics) The scintillation of a solvent molecule when a radioactive solute molecule undergoes beta decay and emits an electron Wikipedia link: Liquid_scintillation_counting Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: liquid scintillation counting, liquid scintillation detector, liquid scintillation spectrometry Translations (scintillation): scintillation liquide [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-liquid_scintillation-en-noun-WWlhYZoj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with French translations Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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