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Radioactive

Emitting energy waves due to decaying atomic nuclei. Radioactive substances are used in medicine as tracers for diagnosis, and in treatment to kill cancerous cells.

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Possessing radioactivity. SYN: radio- (2).

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ra·dio·ac·tive .rād-ē-ō-'ak-tiv adj of, caused by, or exhibiting radioactivity <\radioactive isotopes>

ra·dio·ac·tive·ly adv

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ra·dio·ac·tive (ra″de-o-akґtiv) having the property of radioactivity.

Medical dictionary. 2011.