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artifi′cial radioactiv′ity, [Physics.]
  1. Physicsradioactivity introduced into a nonradioactive substance by bombarding the substance with charged particles. Also called induced radioactivity. 

'artificial radioactivity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Joliot-Curie - induced radioactivity

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