Radioactive
[,reɪdɪəʊ'æktɪv] or ['redɪo'æktɪv]
Definition
(adj.) exhibiting or caused by radioactivity; 'radioactive isotope'; 'radioactive decay'; 'radioactive fallout' .
Editor: Rochelle--From WordNet
Examples
- What is to be learned from this rapid sketch, of the discovery of the radioactive substances, concerning the nature and value of scientific hypothesis? Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In 1899 Debierne discovered, also in the highly complex pit chblende, actinium, which has proved considerably less radioactive than radium. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It is safe to say, writes Rutherford, that the rapidity of growth of accurate knowledge of radioactive phenomena has been largely due to the influence of the d isintegration theory. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Curie in honor of her native country, was the third radioactive element to be discovered. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- This discovery naturally led to further investigation, on the assumption that pitchblende contains more than one radioactive substance. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- They declared that the radioactive substances must be undergoing a spontaneous transformation. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
Editor: Rochelle