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annihilation

In nuclear physics, a process in which a particle and its ‘mirror image’ particle called an antiparticle collide and disappear, with the creation of a burst of energy. The energy created is equivalent to the mass of the colliding particles in accordance with the mass–energy equation. For example, an electron and a positron annihilate to produce a burst of high-energy X-rays. See antimatter.



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And there seems little doubt that a nuclear attack on the UK - or even the threat of one - would meet with a retaliatory strike, even if it were to lead to the annhiliation of most the human race.
First Gold has won his three comeback races this autumn, including an annhiliation of mighty French chaser Al Capone at Auteuil.
 
 
 
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