radiobiology

[rey-dee-oh-bahy-ol-uh-jee]

ra·di·o·bi·ol·o·gy

[rey-dee-oh-bahy-ol-uh-jee]
noun
the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.

Origin:
1915–20; radio- + biology

ra·di·o·bi·o·log·i·cal [rey-dee-oh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , ra·di·o·bi·o·log·ic, adjective
ra·di·o·bi·ol·o·gist, noun
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Radiobiology has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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World English Dictionary
radiobiology (ˌreɪdɪəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
the branch of biology concerned with the effects of radiation on living organisms and the study of biological processes using radioactive substances as tracers
 
radiobiological
 
adj
 
radiobio'logically
 
adv
 
radiobi'ologist
 
n

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radiobiology ra·di·o·bi·ol·o·gy (rā'dē-ō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The study of the effects of radiation on living organisms.

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