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radioactive

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ra·di·o·ac·tive  (rd--ktv)
adj.
1. Of, exhibiting, or caused by radioactivity.
2. Informal Extremely sensitive or controversial: "Perhaps race is now too radioactive a topic, in an era of political correctness" (David Nyhan).

radi·o·active·ly adv.

radioactive [ˌreɪdɪəʊˈæktɪv]
adj
(Physics / Nuclear Physics) exhibiting, using, or concerned with radioactivity
radioactively  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.radioactive - exhibiting or caused by radioactivity; "radioactive isotope"; "radioactive decay"; "radioactive fallout"
nonradioactive - not radioactive
Translations
radioactive [ˈreɪdɪəʊˈæktɪv]
B. CPD radioactive waste Nresiduos mpl radiactivos

radioactive [ˌreɪdiəʊˈæktɪv] adjradioactif/ive

radioactive [ˌreɪdɪəʊˈæktɪv] adjradioattivo/a

radioactive
adj radioactive [reidiəuˈӕktiv]
1 (of some substances, eg uranium) giving off rays which can be dangerous, but which can also be used in eg medicine radioactive metals. radioaktief إشْعاعي радиоактивен radioaktivní radioaktiv radioaktiv ραδιενεργός radioactivo radioaktiivne پرتو زا؛ رادیو اکتیو radioaktiivinen radioactif רַדיוֹאַקטִיבִי रेडियोधर्मी radioaktivno zračenje radioaktív radioaktif geislavirkur radioattivo 放射性の 방사성의 radioaktyvus radioaktīvs radioaktif radioactief radioaktiv promieniotwórczy radioactivo radioactiv радиоактивный rádioaktívny radioaktiven radioaktivan radioaktiv เกี่ยวกับกัมมันตภาพรังสี radyoaktif 放射性的 радіоактивний تابکار tia phóng xạ
2 containing radioactive substances radioactive waste/dust. radioaktief مُشِع радиоактивен radioaktivní radioaktiv radioaktiv ραδιενεργός radioactivo radioaktiivne رادیو اکتیو radioaktiivinen radioactif רַדיוֹאַקטִיבִי रेडियोधर्मी radioaktivan radioaktív mengandung radioaktif geislavirkur radioattivo 放射性の 방사능을 지닌 radioaktyvus radioaktīvs unsur radioaktif radioactief radioaktiv radioaktywny radioactivo radioactiv радиоактивный rádioaktívny radioaktiven radioaktivan radioaktiv ที่มีกัมมันตภาพรังสี radyoaktif 含放射性物質的 радіоактивний تابکاری فاضل مواد có chứa chất phóng xạ
n radioacˈtivity
radioaktiwiteit إشعاعِيَّه радиоактивност radioaktivita radioaktivitet die Radioaktivität ραδιενέργεια radioactividad radioaktiivsus رادیو اکتیویته radioaktiiviisuus radioactivité רַדיוֹאַקטִיבִיוּת रेडियोधर्मिता radioaktivnost radioaktivitás radioaktivitas geislavirkni radioattività 放射能 방사능, 방사성 radioaktyvumas radioaktivitāte keradioaktifan radioactiviteit radioaktivitet promieniotwórczość radioactividade radioactivitate радиоактивность rádioaktivita radioaktivnost radioaktivnost radioaktivitet กัมมันตภาพรังสี radyoaktivite 放射性 радіоактивність تابکاری tính phóng xạ

radioactive مشع radioaktivní radioaktiv radioaktiv ραδιενεργός radiactivo radioaktiivinen radioactif radioaktivan radioattivo 放射性のある 방사성의 radioactief radioaktiv radioaktywny radioactivo, radioativo радиоактивный radioaktiv เกี่ยวกับกัมมันตภาพรังสี radyoaktif phát ra tia phóng xạ 放射性的


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