radioactive
adjective/ˌreɪdiəʊˈæktɪv/
/ˌreɪdiəʊˈæktɪv/
- sending out powerful and very dangerous rays when the nuclei (= central parts) of atoms are broken upTopics The environmentc1, Physics and chemistryc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
- be
- become
- remain
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- dangerously
- highly
- slightly
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