radioassay

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noun

An assay of an ore or some other radioactive sample to determine the intensity of its radiation.

OriginEnglish assay ← Latin radius →
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Meanings

nounradioassay (plural radioassays)

plural radioassays

  1. An assay of an ore or some other radioactive sample to determine the intensity of its radiation.
verbradioassay (third-person singular simple present radioassays, present participle radioassaying, simple past and past participle radioassayed)

present singular third person radioassays · participle present radioassaying · participle past radioassayed · past radioassayed

  1. transitiveTo perform such an assay of.

Origin

  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Englishassay
  4. Englishradioassay

From radio- + assay.

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APA

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Chicago

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