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Becquerel

bec·que·rel

UK/bɛkəˈɹɛɫ/ uncommon

noun

1.

French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)

Origin

Borrowed from French becquerel. Named after the French physicist Henri Becquerel.

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