radio-active

adjective

Dated spelling of radioactive.

Meanings

adjectiveradio-active (comparative more radio-active, superlative most radio-active)

comparative more radio-active · superlative most radio-active

  1. Dated spelling of radioactive.

    Radio-active baths are said to act favourably in a sexual direction. So too with arsenical springs, cold water treatment, and hydrotherapy.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 156
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