Synonyms for radioactive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : rey-dee-oh-ak-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : ˌreɪ di oʊˈæk tɪv

Définition of radioactive

Origin : 1898, from French radio-actif, coined by Pierre and Marie Curie from radio-, comb. form of Latin radius (see radiation) + actif "active" (see active).

adj active

Example sentences :

But in order for radioactive breakdown to occur, time must pass.
Extract from : « Equation of Doom » by Gerald Vance

"Eighty-five isn't nearly as radioactive as the elements akin to it," he said.
Extract from : « The Raid on the Termites » by Paul Ernst

You see, the radioactive planets your men reported, one of them was—home.
Extract from : « Alien Offer » by Al Sevcik

The hull was probably too radioactive to approach from the outside.
Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone

They said she was radioactive, but most of 'em wouldn't believe it.
Extract from : « The Onslaught from Rigel » by Fletcher Pratt

Of 150 pipe-organ wasp nests examined, none was radioactive.
Extract from : « Atoms, Nature, and Man » by Neal O. Hines

Of some 340 kinds of atoms that have been found in nature, about 70 are radioactive.
Extract from : « Atoms, Nature, and Man » by Neal O. Hines

Some nests, investigation disclosed, were built of radioactive mud.
Extract from : « Atoms, Nature, and Man » by Neal O. Hines

So a radioactive type of equilibrium must be established, rather than a convective one.
Extract from : « Astronomy » by David Todd

In that case the radioactive pyramidal cells will overheat and decompose.
Extract from : « The Brain » by Alexander Blade

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