radionuclide

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

ra·di·o·nu·clide

[rey-dee-oh-noo-klahyd, -nyoo-]
noun Physics.
a radioactive nuclide.

Origin:
1945–50; radio- + nuclide
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Radionuclide is always a great word to know.
So is compressibility. Does it mean:
a particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge
the reciprocal of the bulk modulus, equal to the ratio of the fractional change in volume to the stress applied to a body
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radionuclide (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈnjuːklaɪd)
 
n
a nuclide that is radioactive

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radionuclide ra·di·o·nu·clide (rā'dē-ō-n&oomacr;'klīd', -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
A nuclide that has artificial or natural origin and that exhibits radioactivity.

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radionuclide   (rā'dē-ō-n'klīd')  Pronunciation Key 
A nuclide that exhibits radioactivity.
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