radiendocrinator

noun

A case of radium intended to be worn against the skin, claimed to treat various ailments (but actually dangerously radioactive).

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Meanings

nounradiendocrinator (plural radiendocrinators)

plural radiendocrinators

  1. historicalmedicineA case of radium intended to be worn against the skin, claimed to treat various ailments (but actually dangerously radioactive).

Origin

From radio- + endocrine + -ator.

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APA

radiendocrinator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiendocrinator

MLA

“radiendocrinator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiendocrinator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiendocrinator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiendocrinator.

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