radioactive : Idioms & Phrases
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high-level radioactive waste
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noun radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumed
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low-level radioactive waste
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noun (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests)
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radioactive dating
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noun measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object
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radioactive decay
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noun the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
disintegration; decay.
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radioactive dust
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noun the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
fallout.
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radioactive iodine excretion test
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noun radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine excreted in the urine
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radioactive iodine test
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noun test of thyroid function in which the patient is given an oral dose of radioactive iodine-131
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radioactive iodine uptake test
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noun radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland
RAIU.
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radioactive material
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noun material that is radioactive
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radioactive waste
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noun useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory or commercial process is completed
