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radioisotope

ra·di·o·i·so·tope
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rey-dee-oh-ahy-suh-tohp]
    • /ˌreɪ di oʊˈaɪ səˌtoʊp/
    • /ˌreɪ.dɪəʊ.ˈaɪ.sə.təʊp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey-dee-oh-ahy-suh-tohp]
    • /ˌreɪ di oʊˈaɪ səˌtoʊp/

Definitions of radioisotope word

  • noun radioisotope a radioactive isotope, usually artificially produced: used in physical and biological research, therapeutics, etc. 1
  • noun radioisotope radioactive isotope of an element 1
  • noun radioisotope an isotope that is radioactive 0
  • noun radioisotope a naturally occurring or artificially created radioactive isotope of a chemical element: used in medical therapy, biological research, etc. 0

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Origin of radioisotope

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; radio- + isotope

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Parts of speech for Radioisotope

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

radioisotope popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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