What does Radioactive mean?

Definitions for Radioactive
ˌreɪ di oʊˈæk tɪvra·dioac·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. radioactiveadjective

    exhibiting or caused by radioactivity

    "radioactive isotope"; "radioactive decay"; "radioactive fallout"

GCIDE

  1. radioactiveadjective

    (Physics) of, exhibiting, or caused by radioactivity.

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  1. radioactiveadjective

    Exhibiting radioactivity.

Wikipedia

  1. radioactive

    Radioactive is the only single released from the Kiss solo album Gene Simmons. The song is written by Gene Simmons and produced by Simmons and Sean Delaney. Released in 1979, the song was recorded in the spring of 1978. "Radioactive" reached #47 on the Billboard charts during an 8-week run between April and May 1979. When the single was released, a limited-edition red vinyl 45 rpm album was made available. "Radioactive" features Bob Seger and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry. Approximately one minute of the song was edited from the album version for the single, subsequently removing the Prelude, which features musician Janis Ian on vocals.

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  1. radioactive

    Radioactive refers to any material or process that involves unstable isotopes or nuclei that emit radiation as they decay. This radiation can be in the form of particles or high-energy photons. Radioactive materials are often used in medicine, research, and various industries, but can also pose health risks due to their potential to cause damage at the cellular level.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Radioactive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Radioactive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Radioactive in a Sentence

  1. Richard Blumenthal:

    There’s a reason they call it the nuclear option, and that is that there’s fallout—and this fallout will be dangerously and perhaps disastrously radioactive for the Senate in years to come.

  2. John Caulfield:

    As an Interests Section, we were kind of radioactive for Cubans, this is a signal to Cuba and all Cubans that even if we don't have a normal relationship, we have a formal relationship.

  3. Benjamin Hautecouverture:

    It is plausible that certain (terrorist) organisations could attack transports of nuclear material or civilian installations and try to steal radioactive material, there is a black market where such material is available coming from central and eastern Europe.

  4. Kai Vetter:

    Even if some of the radioactive materials 'leaked' or still 'leak' from the ship, this radioactivity will be diluted very quickly in the water reducing the concentration substantially, in addition, the radiation emitted by the radioactive materials on the ship will not travel very far as the water is an excellent shield.

  5. Maria Moldes:

    I use the word' radioactive' to give it an air of science fiction, it adds a surreal, ironic tone to the reality I am observing.

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