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Gentle reader, the Fountain of Youth is radioactive, and those who imbibe its poisonous heavy waters will suffer the hideous fate of decaying metal. Yet almost without exception, the wretched idiot inhabitants of our benighted planet would gulp down this radioactive excrement if it were offered.
William S. Burroughs

Meaning of "radioactive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RADIOACTIVE

radioactive  [ˌreɪdɪəʊˈæktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RADIOACTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Radioactive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RADIOACTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

radioactive

Radioactive decay

Radioactive decay, also known as nuclear decay or radioactivity, is the process by which a nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting ionizing radiation. A material that spontaneously emits this kind of radiation—which includes the emission of alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays—is considered radioactive. Radioactive decay is a stochastic process at the level of single atoms, in that, according to quantum theory, it is impossible to predict when a particular atom will decay. However, the chance that a given atom will decay is constant over time. For a large number of atoms, the decay rate for the collection is computable from the measured decay constants of the nuclides. There are many different types of radioactive decay. A decay, or loss of energy, results when an atom with one type of nucleus, called the parent radionuclide, transforms into an atom with a nucleus in a different state, or to a different nucleus containing different numbers of protons and neutrons. Either of these products is named the daughter nuclide.

Definition of radioactive in the English dictionary

The definition of radioactive in the dictionary is exhibiting, using, or concerned with radioactivity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RADIOACTIVE


active
ˈæktɪv
bioactive
ˌbaɪəʊˈæktɪv
coactive
kəʊˈæktɪv
electroactive
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈæktɪv
hyperactive
ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv
inactive
ɪnˈæktɪv
interactive
ˌɪntərˈæktɪv
neuroactive
ˌnjʊərəʊˈæktɪv
nonradioactive
ˌnɒnˌreɪdɪəʊˈæktɪv
nonreactive
ˌnɒnriːˈæktɪv
nonretroactive
ˌnɒnˌrɛtrəʊˈæktɪv
overactive
ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv
photoactive
ˌfəʊtəʊˈæktɪv
proactive
prəʊˈæktɪv
psychoactive
ˌsaɪkəʊˈæktɪv
reactive
rɪˈæktɪv
retroactive
ˌrɛtrəʊˈæktɪv
superactive
ˌsuːpərˈæktɪv
unreactive
ˌʌnrɪˈæktɪv
vasoactive
ˌveɪzəʊˈæktɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RADIOACTIVE

radio telescope
radio valve
radio van
radio wave
radio window
radio-controlled
radio-opacity
radio-opaque
radioactivate
radioactivation
radioactive dating
radioactive decay
radioactive series
radioactive tracer
radioactive waste
radioactively
radioactivity
radioautograph
radioautography
radiobiologic

WORDS THAT END LIKE RADIOACTIVE

addictive
alternative
attractive
collective
constrictive
cost-effective
defective
destructive
detective
directive
distinctive
effective
objective
perspective
productive
prospective
protective
reflective
respective
selective
subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of radioactive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «radioactive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RADIOACTIVE

Find out the translation of radioactive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of radioactive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «radioactive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

放射性的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

radiactivo
570 millions of speakers

English

radioactive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेडियोधर्मी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُشِعّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

радиоактивный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

radioativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তেজস্ক্রিয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

radioactif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Radioaktif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

radioaktiv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放射性のある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방사성의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Radioaktif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phát ra tia phóng xạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கதிரியக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किरणोत्सर्गी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

radyoaktif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

radioattivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

radioaktywny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

радіоактивний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

radioactiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ραδιενεργός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

radioaktiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

radioaktiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

radioaktiv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of radioactive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RADIOACTIVE»

The term «radioactive» is very widely used and occupies the 19.633 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RADIOACTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about radioactive

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10 QUOTES WITH «RADIOACTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word radioactive.
1
Walther Bothe
The Laboratory for Radioactivity consisted of only two rooms at the time; at a later date, when tests of radioactive substances became more extensive, it expanded into four rooms.
2
David R. Brower
Perhaps most ridiculous of all is the suggestion that we 'keep' our radioactive garbage for the use of our descendants. This 'solution', I think, requires an immediate poll of the next 20,000 generations.
3
David R. Brower
There are many different kinds of radioactive waste and each has its own half-life so, just to be on the safe side and to simplify matters, I base my calculations on the worst one and that's plutonium.
4
James Buchan
For 50 years, nuclear power stations have produced three products which only a lunatic could want: bomb-explosive plutonium, lethal radioactive waste and electricity so dear it has to be heavily subsidised. They leave to future generations the task, and most of the cost, of making safe sites that have been polluted half-way to eternity.
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William S. Burroughs
Gentle reader, the Fountain of Youth is radioactive, and those who imbibe its poisonous heavy waters will suffer the hideous fate of decaying metal. Yet almost without exception, the wretched idiot inhabitants of our benighted planet would gulp down this radioactive excrement if it were offered.
6
Gail Devers
I don't have a thyroid anymore. I had radioactive iodine treatment, which destroyed my thyroid. I take medication every day.
7
Wil S. Hylton
If Yucca Mountain had not been designated as a dumpsite for radioactive waste in 1987, it might easily have become a scenic overlook on the long drive between Tonopah and Las Vegas.
8
Garik Israelian
Connection between life and radioactive nuclei is straightforward. No life without tectonic activity, without volcanic activity. And we know very well that geothermal energy is mostly produced by decay of uranium, thorium, and potassium.
9
Annie Jacobsen
In 1957, with the arms race in full swing, the Department of Defense had decided it was just a matter of time before an airplane transporting an atomic bomb would crash on American soil, unleashing a radioactive disaster the likes of which the world had never seen.
10
Ed Markey
We know that al Qaeda is seeking radioactive materials and technology to launch a devastating attack, and that hundreds of radioactive sources have been lost or stolen in the U.S. and around the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RADIOACTIVE»

Discover the use of radioactive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to radioactive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout
Presents the professional and private lives of Marie and Pierre Curie, examining their personal struggles, the advancements they made in the world of science, and the issue of radiation in the modern world.
Lauren Redniss, 2010
2
Radioactive Waste Management, Second Edition
This reviews sources of radioactive waste and introduces radioactive decay and radiation shielding calculations.
James Saling, 2001
3
Radioactive Fallout in Soils, Crops, and Food: A Background ...
Behaviour and significance of radioactive substances released into agricultural, forestry and fisheries ecosystems, soil and crop contamination by radioactive fallout, Notes on intervention and derived intervention levels in relation to ...
F. P. W. Winteringham, 1989
4
Radioactivity And Radioactive Decay
This book has been divided into four chapters Radioactivity and Isotopes, X-particles, Bdecay, Y Radiations. This book is very helpful for the students of Degree/Honours and post graduates.
D.K. Jha, 2004
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Radioactive waste forms for the future
This volume presents a compilation of important information on the full range of radioactive waste forms that have been developed, or at least suggested, for the incorporation of high-level nuclear waste.
Werner Lutze, Rodney C. Ewing, 1988
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Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout
Presents the professional and private lives of Marie and Pierre Curie, examining their personal struggles, the advancements they made in the world of science, and the issue of radiation in the modern world.
Lauren Redniss, 2010
7
Handbook of Radioactive Contamination and Decontamination
The objective of this book is to present a comprehensive picture, first of the fundamentals of general contamination of solid surfaces and water, and in the second part, to review the main practical procedures and means of applied ...
Jan Severa, Jaromír Bár, 1991
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Geological Disposal of Radioactive Wastes and Natural Analogues
Such studies are called 'natural analogues'. This book investigates the concept of geological disposal and examines the wide range of natural analogues which have been studied.
W. Miller, R. Alexander, N. Chapman, 2000
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Radioactive Aerosols
The book describes the formation of aerosols, their aerodynamic size distribution, their atmospheric residence time, their sampling and measurement, the range of radioactive aerosols found and studied thus far, including man-made nuclides ...
Constantin Papastefanou, 2011
10
Environmental Protection Against Radioactive Pollution
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 16-19 September 2002
N. Birsen, Kairat K. Kadyrzhanov, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RADIOACTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term radioactive is used in the context of the following news items.
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After radioactive leak at Delhi's IGI airport, Rajnath says situation is …
Radioactive material leaked from a consignment of medical equipment at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday though officials said the incident ... «Hindustan Times, May 15»
2
Panel OKs radioactive waste site near Lake Huron
A Canadian government panel is recommending approval of a controversial plan to store radioactive waste underground in Ontario less than one mile from Lake ... «Detroit Free Press, May 15»
3
Radioactive body of ex-Russian spy was 'most dangerous' autopsy …
LONDON — The body of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko was so radioactive that his post-mortem was “one of the most dangerous” ever undertaken, ... «New York Post, Jan 15»
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6 Arrested in Theft of Truck With Radioactive Waste
MEXICO CITY — Six people have been arrested in connection with the theft this week of a truck carrying highly radioactive waste in an episode that caused an ... «New York Times, Dec 13»
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Stolen radioactive material in Mexico found, no risk to population …
Stolen radioactive material that was reported missing in Mexico early Wednesday has been recovered and there's no risk to the surrounding population, ... «Fox News, Dec 13»
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Hijacked radioactive material found in Mexico. How dangerous was …
The cobalt-60 reportedly was found near the hijacked truck it was on but outside its protective, lead-lined container. The IAEA called the highly radioactive ... «Christian Science Monitor, Dec 13»
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Six workers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant doused with …
Six workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant have been doused with radioactive water from a desalination system. The fluid splashed onto ... «ABC Online, Oct 13»
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Fukushima leaks: radioactive water overflows tank
One of the largest leaks took place in August, when Tepco discovered a leak of at least 300 tonnes of highly radioactive water at a different part of the plant. «BBC News, Oct 13»
9
Is our seafood radioactive, or is it safe to eat?
Some claim that migratory species of top predators such as Pacific bluefin tuna might be especially at risk, but Buesseler rejects that, saying that the radioactive ... «Los Angeles Times, Sep 13»
10
Fukushima's radioactive ocean plume due to reach US waters in 2014
A radioactive plume of water in the Pacific Ocean from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, which was crippled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, will likely ... «NBCNews.com, Aug 13»

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