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Noun: particulate radiation
  1. A stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons)
    "Cosmic rays are a form of particulate radiation from space";
    - corpuscular radiation

Derived forms: particulate radiations

Type of: radiation, radioactivity