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radiosensitive

[rey-dee-oh-sen-si-tiv]

ra·di·o·sen·si·tive

[rey-dee-oh-sen-si-tiv]
adjective Pathology.
(of certain tissues or organisms) sensitive to or destructible by various types of radiant energy, as x-rays, rays from radioactive material, or the like.

Origin:
1915–20; radio- + sensitive

ra·di·o·sen·si·tiv·i·ty, ra·di·o·sen·si·bil·i·ty [rey-dee-oh-sen-suh-bil-i-tee] , noun
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Radiosensitive has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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radiosensitive (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈsɛnsɪtɪv)
 
adj
affected by or sensitive to radiation
 
radio'sensitively
 
adv
 
radiosensi'tivity
 
n

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radiosensitive ra·di·o·sen·si·tive (rā'dē-ō-sěn'sĭ-tĭv)
adj.
Sensitive to the action of radiation. Used especially of living structures.


ra'di·o·sen'si·tiv'i·ty n.

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