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radioisotope

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A radioactive isotope of an element.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: isotope

Narrower terms: tracer, label, iodine-131, iodine-125

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin radiusder. English radio- English isotope English radioisotope From radio- + isotope.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: skinizotop — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • Chinese Mandarin: 放射性同位素 (fàngshèxìng tóngwèisù) — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • Czech: radioizotop — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • Finnish: radioisotooppi — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • French: radioisotope — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • Galician: radioisótopo — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • German: Radioisotop — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • Italian: radioisotopo — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • Japanese: 放射性同位体 (hōshasei dōitai) — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • Polish: radioizotop — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • Russian: радиоакти́вный изото́п (radioaktívnyj izotóp) — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • Russian: радиоизото́п (radioizotóp) — a radioactive isotope of an element
  • Tagalog: dagilapkahasik — a radioactive isotope of an element