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alpha

noun as in beginning

Strong matches

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Unlike many other isotopes, At-211 does not produce harmful secondary alpha decay, ensuring that its energy is used efficiently for therapy.

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Plutonium isotopes emit alpha radiation that is relatively benign outside the body, because it cannot travel through solid objects.

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She’s the alpha among Sheridan’s ridiculously tough women who followed, especially in “Lioness,” which premiered in 2023.

So you hunker down and give in to the alpha male.

Only calcium carbonate and alpha alumina are abundant enough to be feasible at scale, yet both face serious technical problems during dispersion.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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