Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A naturally or artificially produced radioactive isotope of an element.
Wiktionary
- n. physics a radioactive isotope of an element
WordNet 3.0
- n. a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially
Examples
“The NASA probes use so-called radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) which transform heat emitted from naturally decaying plutonium into electricity.”
“Gary Bennett considers the more conventional power plants, such as radioisotope thermoelectric generators and fusion systems.”
“While polonium-210 does have civilian applications (such as radioisotope batteries), it can theoretically be used for initiating the fission chain reactions that result in a nuclear explosion.”
“Raw data (like tree-ring thickness, radioisotope of mud layers in a lake bottom, ice core analyses, etc.) are used as a proxy for reconstruction of the temperature record for 1000 AD to 1960 AD.”
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“Resuming production saves these missions in the future, and allows us to consider use of radioisotope power on crewed missions (although we still won't have very much).”
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“If the radioisotope signatures from the Camp Cobra explosion are similar to those from the Iranian test in the Kavir Desert, we can conclude that the same nuclear fuel was used in both cases.”
““The radioisotope signature is identical to the fallout from the Iranian nuclear test.””
“The radioisotope signatures are as unique as fingerprints.”
“And because the uranium in this device comes from the same stockpile as the U-235 we gave to the Iranians, the debris from the blast will have the exact same radioisotope signatures as the debris from the Kavir test.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘radioisotope’.
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radio-, radi-
denoting radio waves or broadcasting; connected with radioactivity; belonging to the radius
radio-carpal, radiogenic, radiogram, radio, radioactivity, radius, radiation, radiology, radiologist, radioisotope, radiolarian, radiotelegram and 3 more...
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Ruzuzu's totally rad, righteous, and ...
R words? Really? Right on!
retail, rabe, rutabega, Rashomon, radioisotope, Rasputin, rusty, rosacea, Rumi, riskier, rat, rifle and 53 more...
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Words of Dinosaurology
This quickly got bigger and weirder than originally intended, so now it's housing terms that relate to the study of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. See also Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, Ichthy...
zygopophyses, ziphodont, plesiomorphic, cleidoic, endothermy, ectothermy, viviparous, vertebrae, cervical, dorsal, sacral, caudal and 628 more...
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zetadiction
words that embody life
hydrae, kleptocracy, curmudgeon, wordie, risotto, qi, pulchritudinous, micropolitan, schadenfreude, neolithic, experimentalist, zeta and 477 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, R
retinol, rectory, rhubarb, rancor, recension, rood, redivivus, roborate, redound, ripsnorting, ragtag, recruit and 250 more...
Tweets
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seanahan The "ioi" is pretty disconcerting when parsing. Oct 19, 2007
chained_bear Wow, I forgot all about this cool word! Oct 19, 2007