radiogenic

adjective ra·dio·gen·ic \ ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈje-nik \

|Updated on: 7 May 2018

Definition of radiogenic

: produced by or determined from radioactivity

radiogenic isotopes

radiogenic tumors

Recent Examples of radiogenic from the Web

In the early years of the energy employees’ compensation program, more than a dozen workers, like Somerville, tested positive for beryllium sensitization and later developed the full-blown disease and radiogenic cancers, Pompa said.

— yamil berard, star-telegram, "The perils of Pantex: Hundreds of workers sickened at Texas nuclear weapons plant | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 12 Dec. 2015
The fate of high-angle dipping slabs in the subduction factory: an integrated trace element and radiogenic isotope (U, Th, Sr, Nd, Pb) study of Stromboli Volcano, Aeolian Arc, Italy.

— erik klemetti, WIRED, "Etna Week (Part 3) – Etna's Volcanic Hazards," 20 Aug. 2010

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