radiolabeled
Speech parts
1. radiolabeled - Adjective
2. radiolabeled - Verb
Meaning
radiolabeled
simple past and past participle of radiolabel
radiolabeled (comparative more radiolabeled, superlative most radiolabeled)
labeled with a radioactive tracer
Synonyms
Examples
In experimental biochemistry, nucleotides can be radiolabeled with radionuclides to yield radionucleotides.
PET technology can be used to trace the biologic pathway of any compound in living humans (and many other species as well), provided it can be radiolabeled with a PET isotope.