| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
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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