Meanings
nounradiometabolism (uncountable)
- uncountableThe scientific study of metabolism using radioactive markers.
Origin
- Latinradius
- Englishradio-
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
- Ancient Greekμετα- (meta-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
- Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
- Ancient Greekμεταβάλλω (metabállō)
- Ancient Greekμετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ)
- Englishmetabolism
- Englishradiometabolism
From radio- + metabolism.
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APA
radiometabolism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiometabolism
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“radiometabolism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiometabolism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiometabolism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiometabolism.
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