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nuclear chemistry

British  

noun

  1. the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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We are two professors in nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics who study rare isotopes.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2022

He graduated in 1949 from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, which later merged with New York University, and in 1953 received a PhD in nuclear chemistry from Cornell University.

From Washington Post Sep. 2, 2021

The basic principles of physics are essential for understanding many aspects of chemistry, and there is extensive overlap between many subdisciplines within the two fields, such as chemical physics and nuclear chemistry.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

But the two young leads had almost nuclear chemistry, and young women identified with Bella’s determination to choose her own fate – as well as her realistic Seattle-grunge clothing choices.

From The Guardian Nov. 2, 2018

Germany had dominated science in the early twentieth century: it had been the crucible of atomic physics, quantum mechanics, nuclear chemistry, physiology, and biochemistry.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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