radio-active
Adjective
Meaning
radio-active (comparative more radio-active, superlative most radio-active)
Dated spelling of radioactive.
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Examples
The base emotions Plato banned have left a radio-active and not radiant land.
Boltwood, B.B., 1907, On the ultimate disintegration products of the radio-active elements.
He believed that he had discovered a fourth state of matter, which he called "radiant matter", Radio-activity induced by the oscillatory discharge, or, The subsequent radio-active emanation from substances exposed to the Tesla oscillatory discharge.
Named for its location (it's on the site of the old Marconi House) the historic theme extends to the cocktail menu, which includes concoctions named Radio-Active and AM/FM.
Some resources actually naturally deplete in amount without human interference, the most notable of these being radio-active elements such as uranium, which naturally decay into heavy metals.