radiochemistry

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noun

The chemistry of radioactive substances.

“Holonym: physical chemistry”

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Meanings

nounradiochemistry (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe chemistry of radioactive substances.
  2. uncountablechemistryThe use of radioisotopes to study the kinetics of chemical reactions.

    Holonym: physical chemistry

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe chemistry of radioactive substances

Similar
nuclear chemistry
Broader
chemistrychemical science
Also see
nuclear chemistryradiation chemistry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From radio- + chemistry.

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Translations

Dutch radiochemie
  • radiochemiechemistry of radioactive substances
Finnish radiokemia
  • radiokemiachemistry of radioactive substances
German Radiochemie
  • Radiochemiechemistry of radioactive substances
Hungarian radiokémia
  • radiokémiachemistry of radioactive substances
Korean 방사화학
  • 방사화학 (bangsahwahak)chemistry of radioactive substances
Polish radiochemia
  • radiochemiachemistry of radioactive substances
Spanish radioquímica
  • radioquímicachemistry of radioactive substances
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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