radium emanation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of radium emanation
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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A. Oxygenator A radium emanation for the bath.
From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis
He was in the midst of an article by a famous scientist on radium emanation, when John Minute continued a conversation which he had broken off an hour ago.
From The Man Who Knew by Wallace, Edgar
A large quantity of radium emanation was compressed into a fine glass tube A, about 1.5 cm. long.
From A Brief Account of Radio-activity by Venable, Francis Preston
Contact with radium emanation results in a deposit of the fatal radium-D, which in 40 years is but half removed.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
Mix very slowly and quietly in order not to release too much of the radium emanation.
From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis
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