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Examples of radioactive in a Sentence
Uranium and plutonium are radioactive.
Recent Examples of radioactive from the Web
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Its fuel and radioactive waste have been shipped away, and what’s left of the unit is monitored by Exelon.
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Authorities say radioactive gases had accumulated within the reactor and leaked into the atmosphere.
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They were driven onto Three Mile Island in a school bus, first donning yellow boots to protect their feet from possibly radioactive dust.
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Large amounts of radioactive gas were released and confusion ensued.
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Its fuel and radioactive waste has been shipped away, and what’s left of the unit is monitored by Exelon, the owner and operator of Unit 1.
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But this rocket is temperamental, and as unstable as a radioactive isotope.
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Most of the fallout quickly begins to decay, and scientists use what’s called the 7:10 Rule of Thumb to estimate radioactive risk: For every sevenfold increase in time after detonation, there is a 10-fold decrease in the exposure rate.
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For 1.5 seconds, the sled screeches down its steel path, then smashes into a steel plate, ejecting the radioactive canister through an 18-square-inch steel aperture.
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Origin and Etymology of radioactive
International Scientific Vocabulary
RADIOACTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
radioactive
playDefinition of radioactive for English Language Learners
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: having or producing a powerful and dangerous form of energy (called radiation)
RADIOACTIVE Defined for Kids
radioactive
playDefinition of radioactive for Students
: caused by or exhibiting radioactivity a radioactive element
Medical Dictionary
radioactive
playMedical Definition of radioactive
: of, caused by, or exhibiting radioactivity radioactive isotopes
radioactively
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