radiometal

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noun

Any of several alloys, mostly of nickel and iron, that have a high magnetic permeability

OriginEnglish metal ← Middle English metal ← Old French meta →
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Meanings

nounradiometal (plural radiometals)

plural radiometals

  1. Any of several alloys, mostly of nickel and iron, that have a high magnetic permeability
  2. Any radioactive isotope of a metal, especially one used as a biochemical label

Origin

  1. Englishradio-
  2. Latinmetallum
  3. Old Frenchmeta
  4. Middle Englishmetal
  5. Englishmetal
  6. Englishradiometal

From radio- + metal.

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APA

radiometal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiometal

MLA

“radiometal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiometal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiometal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiometal.

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