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Radioactive   Listen
adjective
radioactive  adj.  
1.
(Physics) Capable of luminescence under the action of cathode rays, X rays, or any of the allied forms of radiation. (obsolete)
2.
(Physics) Of, exhibiting, or caused by radioactivity.





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"Radioactive" Quotes from Famous Books



... of their planets of course—as well as completely unbreathable atmospheres. Long-term mining and exploitation can't be done by anything but a self-sustaining colony. Which meant Pyrrus. Where the radioactive elements are locked in the planetary core, surrounded by a shell of lighter ones. While this allows for the atmosphere men need, it also provides unceasing volcanic activity as the molten plasma forces its ...
— Deathworld • Harry Harrison
... Article 4 - does not recognize, dispute, or establish territorial claims and no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force; Article 5 - prohibits nuclear explosions or disposal of radioactive wastes; Article 6 - includes under the treaty all land and ice shelves south of 60 degrees 00 minutes south; Article 7 - treaty-state observers have free access, including aerial observation, to any area and may inspect ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... is interesting. So far only radium, thorium, and uranium are generally known. We know that the radioactive elements are constantly breaking down, and one often hears uranium, for instance, called the 'parent' of radium. Radium also gives off an emanation, and among its products is helium, quite another element. Thus the transmutation ...
— Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 • Collected and Arranged by Francis J. Reynolds


Words linked to "Radioactive" :   radioactive iodine test, radioactive decay, radioactive iodine uptake test, radioactive waste, radioactive iodine excretion test, radioactivity


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