radionuclide

R1A1D2I1O1N1U1C3L1I1D2E1

noun

a radioactive nuclide

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounradionuclide (plural radionuclides)

plural radionuclides · alternative radio-nuclide · alternative radio-nucleide · alternative radionucleide

  1. natural sciencesa radioactive nuclide

    Synonyms: radioisotope

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna radioactive nuclide

Also see

Origin

  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Englishnuclide
  4. Englishradionuclide

From radio- + nuclide.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 放射性核素
  • 放射性核素 (fàngshèxìng hésù)radioactive nuclide
Finnish radionuklidi
  • radionuklidiradioactive nuclide
French radionucléide
  • radionucléideradioactive nuclide
German Radionuklid
  • Radionuklidradioactive nuclide
Italian radionuclide
  • radionuclideradioactive nuclide
Japanese 放射性核種
  • 放射性核種 (hōshasei kakushu)radioactive nuclide
Polish radionuklid
  • radionuklidradioactive nuclide
Russian радионукли́д
  • радионукли́д (radionuklíd)radioactive nuclide
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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