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Definition of: rad
(rad) noun Physics
A unit of absorbed nuclear radiation equivalent to 100 ergs of absorbed energy per gram of absorbing material. Compare REM, REP. [<R(ADIATION) + A(BSORBED) + D(OSE)]
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