"orphan source" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: orphan sources [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} orphan source (plural orphan sources)
  1. A self-contained radioactive source that is no longer under regulatory control, for example because it has been abandoned or misplaced.
    Sense id: en-orphan_source-en-noun-AyvkUAI1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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