radiotoxic

1 8.9

Causing harm to living things because of radiation

adjective
/ˌreɪdiəʊˈtɒksɪk/

Specialized

: radiotóxico

Scientists warn that the radiotoxic waste from nuclear reactors must be stored securely for thousands of years.

Examples

Very low (compared with the uranium-plutonium fuel cycle) production of long-lived radiotoxic wastes, including transuraniums, plutonium, and transplutoniums.

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The fission products become less radiotoxic than the original ore in about 300 years (the magic of short half-lives).

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Plutonium-238 is highly radiotoxic and poses significant risks to health if not handled properly.
Exposure to radiotoxic materials can cause severe health issues in living organisms.

Antonyms

harmless

214 1.0

Not able to hurt people or things

How Harmful

lethal

1 4.3

radiotoxic

Specialized

1 8.9

toxic

395 4.0

hazardous

89 5.2

harmless

214 1.0

Surface Forms

radiotoxic positive

radiotoxicer comparative

radiotoxicest superlative

Morphology

radiotoxic = toxic (semi-transparent) = radio + toxic

Formed from the combining form 'radio-' (radiation) + 'toxic'; understanding requires knowing that 'radio-' here means radiation rather than the common noun 'radio'.

Etymology

The word radiotoxic breaks into radio- meaning 'radiation' or 'ray' and -toxic meaning 'poison'. So radiotoxic describes something that is 'poisonous because of radiation'.