请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 cobalt 60
释义

cobalt 60


noun Chemistry.

a radioactive isotope of cobalt having a mass number of 60 and a half-life of 5.2 years, used chiefly in radiotherapy.

Origin of cobalt 60

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby cobalt 60

coaxial cable, cob, cobaea, cobalamin, cobalt, cobalt 60, cobaltammine, cobalt bloom, cobalt blue, cobalt bomb, cobalt green
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for cobalt 60

  • Nothing happened although the board showed the gauge's cobalt-60 beta and gamma still hot.

    The Thirst Quenchers|Rick Raphael

Cultural definitions for cobalt 60

cobalt 60
[ (koh-bawlt) ]

A radioactive isotope produced when neutrons bombard atoms of the element cobalt.

notes for cobalt 60

Cobalt 60 is a common substance used in radiation therapy for cancer.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/3 4:56:52