Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or caused by radioactivity.
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- adjective Of, pertaining to, or caused by
radioactivity - adjective rare Particularly suited to
radio broadcasting
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, rather than investments in local health infrastructure, funds were used to periodically transport medical staff and supplies from the United States to the Marshall Islands for brief examinations of the "exposed" and "control" populations; to analyze the samples that were collected; to occasionally treat conditions that were defined as radiogenic in nature; and, in later years, to acquire and supply a ship with the necessary technology to conduct whole-body counting, x-ray, and other laboratory procedures.
CounterPunch 2008
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The patch radiates a radiogenic field tailored to your heart.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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“The radiogenic particles flooding out of it could be collected, I suppose . . . used for fuel?”
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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“The radiogenic particles flooding out of it could be collected, I suppose . . . used for fuel?”
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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The patch radiates a radiogenic field tailored to your heart.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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It suddenly struck her yet again how profoundly dangerous these paranoid troopers could be, despite their having been half-crippled by radiogenic illness.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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It suddenly struck her yet again how profoundly dangerous these paranoid troopers could be, despite their having been half-crippled by radiogenic illness.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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It suddenly struck her yet again how profoundly dangerous these paranoid troopers could be, despite their having been half-crippled by radiogenic illness.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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The particle does not appear to contain any of the radiogenic isotope aluminum-26, which implies that this particle crystallized 1.7 million years after the formation of the oldest solar system solids.
New Results from Stardust Mission Paint Chaotic Picture of Early Solar System | Universe Today 2010
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By measuring the amount of uranium and 'radiogenic lead' in these crystals, one can calculate that, if the decay rate has been constant, about 1.5 billion years must have passed.
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