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liquid scintillation
n. (context physics English) The scintillation of a solvent molecule when a radioactive solute molecule undergoes beta decay and emits an electron
Usage examples of "liquid scintillation".
Equipment ranging from simple column chromatography setups to sophisticated liquid scintillation counters sat atop the counter, alongside agar-filled petri dishes and folded nitrocellulose filters.