Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being a radioactive substance that is toxic to living cells or tissues.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a substance that is
toxic because of itsradioactivity .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word radiotoxic.
Examples
-
Her notebooks still have to be kept in lead bockses because theyre so radiotoxic.
Mavis became a - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
-
The Pelindaba Working Group said on Friday independent academic reports indicated that radiotoxic contamination from 120 years of mining activities around the catchment had in fact seeped into underground water systems.
-
Naturally-occurring radium is about 200 times more radiotoxic than plutonium, and some organic toxins like Botulin toxin are still more toxic.
-
There is no driver, either pressure or highly reactive chemical such as sodium, to force radiotoxic substances into the environment; and, since the fuel is already in liquid form, there is no chance of 'meltdown'.
-
Both types of LWR work at very high pressure, something like 200 times atmospheric pressure, which is a potent driving force to expel radiotoxic substances into the environment.
-
There is no driver, either pressure or highly reactive chemical such as sodium, to force radiotoxic substances into the environment; and, since the fuel is already in liquid form, there is no chance of 'meltdown'.
-
Both types of LWR work at very high pressure, something like 200 times atmospheric pressure, which is a potent driving force to expel radiotoxic substances into the environment.
-
Plutonium has two particular characteristics: it is of high strategic value for weapons and it is highly radiotoxic.
unknown title 2009
-
This step produces energy, but it does not destroy highly radiotoxic, transuranic, long-lived waste, what the scientists call "sludge."
-
This step produces energy, but it does not destroy highly radiotoxic, transuranic, long-lived waste, what the scientists call "sludge."
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.