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ra⋅di⋅o⋅i⋅so⋅tope

[rey-dee-oh-ahy-suh-tohp]
–noun
a radioactive isotope, usually artificially produced: used in physical and biological research, therapeutics, etc.

Origin:
1940–45; radio- + isotope


ra⋅di⋅o⋅i⋅so⋅top⋅ic [rey-dee-oh-ahy-suh-top-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: ra·dio·iso·tope
Pronunciation: "rAd-E-O-'I-s&-"tOp
Function: noun
: a radioactive isotope —compare RADIOELEMENTra·dio·iso·to·pic /-"I-s&-'täp-ik, -'tOp-ik/ adjectivera·dio·iso·to·pi·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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radioisotope ra·di·o·i·so·tope (rā'dē-ō-ī'sə-tōp')
n.
A naturally or artificially produced radioactive isotope.

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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.
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