radiobe

R1A1D2I1O1B3E1
/ˈɹeɪdioʊb/

noun

A peculiar formation, possibly a crystal, formed in gelatin submitted to the action of radium, once thought to be a transitional form between a crystal and a living microbe.

Scrabble 10
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounradiobe (plural radiobes)

plural radiobes

  1. historicalbiologyA peculiar formation, possibly a crystal, formed in gelatin submitted to the action of radium, once thought to be a transitional form between a crystal and a living microbe.

Origin

Blend of radium + microbe. By surface analysis, radio- + -obe.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

boardieBroadieRibadeoDoberai
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: radiobe on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.