cobalt 60
nounChemistry.
a radioactive isotope of cobalt having a mass number of 60 and a half-life of 5.2 years, used chiefly in radiotherapy.
Origin of cobalt 60
1First recorded in 1945–50
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How to use cobalt 60 in a sentence
Nothing happened although the board showed the gauge's cobalt-60 beta and gamma still hot.
The Thirst Quenchers | Rick Raphael
Cultural definitions for cobalt 60
cobalt 60
[ (koh-bawlt) ]
A radioactive isotope produced when neutrons bombard atoms of the element cobalt.
Notes for cobalt 60
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