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radioactive meaning

EN[ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv]
FR radioactive

    Definition of radioactive in English Dictionary

  • AdjectivePREradio-SUF-ive
    1. Exhibiting radioactivity.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • Lead bricks were placed around the radioactive source so that the escaping gamma rays would be limited to a collimated beam rather than filling the lab.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Adjectives
        • Uncomparable adjectives
        • Morphemes
          • Prefixes
            • Words by prefix
              • Words prefixed with radio-
        Related Links:
        1. fr radioactive
        2. fr radioactives
        3. fr radioactivez
        4. fr radioactiver
        5. fr radioactivera
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of radioactive for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "radioactive" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a prefixe.
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