Meaning Of The Word Radioactive

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What's The Definition Of Radioactive?

radioactive
adjective: Something that is radioactive contains a substance that produces energy in the form of powerful and harmful rays.

radioactive in American English
giving off, or capable of giving off, radiant energy in the form of particles or rays, as alpha, beta, and gamma rays, by the spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei
adjective: of, pertaining to, exhibiting, or caused by radioactivity

radioactive in British English
adjective: exhibiting, using, or concerned with radioactivity

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