Meaning

1 senses

  1. Any radioactive substance.

Examples

35 sentences

  1. It is possible to determine a rock's age thanks to radioactive elements.

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  2. Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.

    ruЕщё один интересный источник энергии - тепло, которое можно получить из радиоактивных отходов. — afyodor

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  3. This stuff's radioactive.

    deDieses Zeug ist radioaktiv. — mauersegler

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  4. The radioactive cloud stopped at the border.

    Радіоактивна хмара зупинилась на кордоні. — rmdas

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  5. Radioactive matter is dangerous.

    Радіоктивні речовини небезбечні. — deniko

    deRadioaktive Stoffe sind gefährlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

Coined by Pierre Curie and Marie Curie in 1898 as French radio-actif, equivalent to Englis

Coined by Pierre Curie and Marie Curie in 1898 as French radio-actif, equivalent to English radio- + active.

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Forms

plural: radioactives

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
radicalizeradicallyB2radioA1radioactivityradiologistradishradiumB2

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