cobalt-60 (English, noun)
expansion: cobalt-60 (uncountable)
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topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: An isotope of cobalt, ⁶⁰₂₇Co, with a half-life of 5.2 years; it beta-decays into nickel-60 (⁶⁰Ni) and is a potent source of gamma rays.
tags: uncountable
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