radioisotope

noun

ra·dio·iso·tope ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈī-sə-ˌtōp

: a radioactive isotope

radioisotopic

ˌrā-dē-ō-ˌī-sə-ˈtä-pik

-ˈtō-

adjective

radioisotopically

ˌrā-dē-ō-ˌī-sə-ˈtä-pi-k(ə-)lē

adverb

Examples of radioisotope in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the film depicts, Oppenheimer really did humiliate Strauss in front of Congress when the two men disagreed about exporting radioisotopes, a scene that is taken largely verbatim from the book. —

Vulture, 25 July 2023 The Apollo lunar landing missions also had nuclear generators on board; the ALSEPs used radioisotope thermoelectric generators to power some of the surface experiments. —

Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2019 Powered by nuclear radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), both probes should be able to continue to operate for several more years. —

Doug Adler, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2018 Every year their batteries lose up to 4 watts of power due to the decay of plutonium-238, the radioisotope that fuels them. —

Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022 Though the presence of this radioisotope in sediment does not neatly translate into contamination in soil or food, the finding does suggest the possibility of danger to ecosystems and people. —

Hart Rapaport, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2022 Job description: Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. —

Zachary Smith, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022 Personnel remain at the facility, which is used for research, development and radioisotope production for medical and industrial applications. —

NBC News, 18 Mar. 2022 Most recently, the lab helped power NASA's Mars rover Perseverance with a radioisotope power system, which converts heat generated by the natural decay of plutonium-238 into electrical power. —

Keith Ridler, ajc, 19 Nov. 2021 See More

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