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radionuclide

[ rey-dee-oh-noo-klahyd, -nyoo- ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. a radioactive nuclide.


radionuclide

/ ˌreɪdɪəʊˈnjuːklaɪd /

noun

  1. a nuclide that is radioactive
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radionuclide

/ rā′dē-ō-no̅o̅klīd′ /

  1. A nuclide that exhibits radioactivity.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of radionuclide1

First recorded in 1945–50; radio- + nuclide
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Example Sentences

A 2019 study found that the concentration of dangerous radionuclides in the soil of some Marshall Islands was “significantly higher” than contamination resulting from the 1986 reactor accident at Chernobyl.

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