Meanings
nounradioactivation (countable and uncountable, plural radioactivations)
plural radioactivations
- countableuncountableThe conversion of something into a radioactive form.
Origin
- Latinradius
- Englishradio-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishactivation
- Englishradioactivation
From radio- + activation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French radioactivation
- radioactivationTranslations
Italian radioattivazione
- radioattivazioneTranslations
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APA
radioactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radioactivation
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“radioactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radioactivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radioactivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radioactivation.
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