Usually means: Neutron transforms into proton, electron.
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  1. beta decay: Merriam-Webster
  2. beta decay: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. beta decay: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. beta decay: Collins English Dictionary
  5. beta decay: Vocabulary.com
  6. beta decay: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. beta decay: Wiktionary
  8. beta decay: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. beta decay: Dictionary.com
  10. Beta decay: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. beta decay: Rhymezone
  12. beta decay: FreeDictionary.org
  13. beta decay: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. beta decay: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. beta decay: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Beta-decay, beta decay: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Beta-decay, beta decay: Medical dictionary

Science (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Beta Decay: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
  2. Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)
  3. On-Line Biology Book: GLOSSARY (No longer online)
  4. Beta Decay: Extragalactic Astronomy

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  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (beta decay)

noun:  (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a beta particle (electron or positron) is emitted.

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