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A radioisotope of xenon having gamma emissions and a physical half-life of 5.27 days and used in the study of pulmonary function and organ blood flow.

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Words nearby xenon-133

xenoglossia, xenograft, xenolith, xenomorphic, xenon, xenon-133, xenon arc, xenon hexafluoride, xenon tetrafluoride, xenon trioxide, xenoparasite

How to use xenon-133 in a sentence

They measured the amount of different isotopes of xenon trapped in quartz crystals.
The Moon’s Been Lying About Its Age|Matthew R. Francis|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The remaining elements of this group—neon, krypton, and xenon—have been obtained from liquid air.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
The evidence for the existence of krypton and xenon is, however, inconclusive.
Astronomical Curiosities|J. Ellard Gore
Aristarchus combated “the paradox of Xenon,” and it does not seem to have had much acceptance in antiquity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5|Various

From these uncongenial labours the patronage of Salutato and the-133- influence of Chrysoloras saved him.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 2 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds
That report was enough to make a man quit his job and go to Xenon to start a chicken ranch or grow oranges.
The Moralist|Jack Taylor