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Radioactive

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hotverbRelating to heat and conditions which produce it.

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nonradioactiveNot radioactive; not generating radioactivity.

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hotverbRelating to heat and conditions which produce it.
radiologicalOf or pertaining to radiation, radioactivity or nuclear weapons.
radiative(physics) of, relating to, or occurring through radiation
radiometricReferring to the science of radiometry.
nuclearnounInvolving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay).
radiationnounThe transfer of energy via radiation.
radioactivitynounThe radiation so emitted; including gamma rays, alpha particles, neutrons, electrons, positrons, etc.
radiographicOf or pertaining to radiography.
radiologicOf or pertaining to radiology.
irradiatedHaving been exposed to radiation (as for example by imaging, food-safety sterilization, or a nuclear blast).
radiantnounRadiating light and/or heat.
isotopenoun(nuclear physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic number but a different mass number.
radiologynoun(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).
high-level(computing, of a programming language) Consisting of relatively natural language-like commands and mathematical notations which, after compilation or interpretation, become a set of machine language instructions.
radiated(botany) Synonym of radiate.
reactiveThat reacts or responds to a stimulus.
decaynoun(ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.
dirtyverbUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
actisnoun
radiogenicOf, pertaining to, or caused by radioactivity.

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