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residence time

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residence time [′rez·ə·dəns ‚tīm]
(chemical engineering)
The average length of time a particle of reactant spends within a process vessel or in contact with a catalyst.
(nucleonics)
The time during which radioactive material remains in the atmosphere following the detonation of a nuclear explosive; it is usually expressed as a half-time, since the time for all material to leave the atmosphere is not well known.
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