Sekirov Dictionary

radioactive

UK /ˌɹeɪdiəʊˈaktɪv/US /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

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Exhibiting radioactivity.
- As a matter of fact many of our best drinking waters have all sorts of unspecified qualities. Burton water, for example, is radioactive by Beetham's standards up to the ninth degree. — 1917
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(figurative) Dangerous and disgusting, particularly of people or ideas.
- Even sleazy tactics and his radioactive mouth may not be able to contain this debacle.

noun1

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Any radioactive substance.
- Any ship nearby will receive a lethal dose of gamma rays, neutrons, and other radioactives. — 2016

forms

radioactives · more radioactive · most radioactive

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