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radioactive Definition and Meaning in English (radioactive definition)

adjective
Synonyms:emissiveradiatingfissionable
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Radioactive definition: Emitting radiation as a result of the disintegration of atomic nuclei.

Definitions of Radioactive

  1. 1adjective

    Emitting radiation as a result of the disintegration of atomic nuclei.

Example Sentences

scientific

“Uranium is a naturally radioactive element.”

technical

“The waste material from the nuclear power plant is highly radioactive.”

Synonyms

Antonyms

non-radioactivestable

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nounradioactivity
adverbradioactively

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Radioactive definition: Emitting radiation as a result of the disintegration of atomic nuclei.
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'Radioactive' translates to 'radioactive' in English. Radioactive definition: Emitting radiation as a result of the disintegration of atomic nuclei.
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