radioactive

[US]/ˌreɪdiəʊˈæktɪv/
[UK]/ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. emitting or relating to the emission of ionizing radiation

Phrases & Collocations

radioactive contamination

radioactive decay

radioactive waste

radioactive isotope

radioactive material

radioactive source

radioactive element

radioactive substance

radioactive fallout

radioactive tracer

radioactive waste management

Example Sentences

the disposal of radioactive waste.

27 PBq of radioactive material.

chemically inert radioactive waste

the costs of reprocessing radioactive waste.

Tritium is one of the mildest radioactive isotopes.

a permanent ban on the dumping of radioactive waste at sea.

a ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea.

uranium shutters shield the cobalt radioactive source.

pieces of DNA tagged with radioactive particles.

a radioactive decay series; the paraffin alkane series.

People should keep away from the radioactive waste.

The radioactive material is stored in a special radiation-proof container.

houses made uninhabitable by radioactive contaminant

There is a danger of serious contamination from radioactive waste.

winds dispersed the bomb's radioactive cloud high in the atmosphere.

a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium.

Real-world Examples

The surprise wasn't the granite's radioactivity—ordinary countertop granite on Earth is a little radioactive.

Source: National Geographic Reading Selections

Even bananas contain trace amounts of a radioactive potassium isotope.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Yeah, just like any other radioactive substance.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

Wait a minute. The house was built on radioactive waste...

Source: Friends Season 3

Kara, we calculated the rate of radioactive decay.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

A radioactive isotope discovered by Marie Curie in .

Source: English little tyrant

Being radioactive, radium also causes cancer.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Many of them would be radioactive.

Source: If there is a if.

It could be radioactive or something!

Source: Up

There are warnings of possible dispersal of radioactive particles.

Source: BBC World Headlines

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