radiolabel

[ rey-dee-oh-ley-buhl ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

, ra·di·o·la·beled, ra·di·o·la·bel·ing or (especially British) ra·di·o·la·belled, ra·di·o·la·bel·ling.

1. label ( def 11 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of radiolabel¹

First recorded in 1950–55; radio- + label

Example Sentences

All major cellular subfractions contained radiolabel after cell-washing procedures.

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