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RADIOACTIVE DUST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does radioactive dust mean?
• RADIOACTIVE DUST (noun)
The noun RADIOACTIVE DUST has 1 sense:
1. the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
Familiarity information: RADIOACTIVE DUST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
fallout; radioactive dust
Hypernyms ("radioactive dust" is a kind of...):
dust (fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air)
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