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| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| given to using long words. |
radioisotope ra·di·o·i·so·tope (rā'dē-ō-ī'sə-tōp')
n.
A naturally or artificially produced radioactive isotope.
| radioisotope (rā'dē-ō-ī'sə-tōp') Pronunciation Key
A radioactive isotope of a chemical element. Carbon 14 and radon 222 are examples of naturally occurring radioactive isotopes. |
radioisotope
any of several species of the same chemical element with different masses whose nuclei are unstable and dissipate excess energy by spontaneously emitting radiation in the form of alpha, beta, and gamma rays.
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