Meanings
nounradiopharmaceutical (plural radiopharmaceuticals)
plural radiopharmaceuticals
- medicineAny radioactive substance used as a pharmaceutical.
Origin
- Latinradius
- Englishradio-
- Englishpharmaceutical
- Englishradiopharmaceutical
From radio- + pharmaceutical.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian radiofarmaco
- radiofarmacoradioactive substance used as a pharmaceutical
Japanese 放射性医𣛙品の
- 放射性医𣛙品のradioactive substance used as a pharmaceutical
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radiopharmaceutical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiopharmaceutical
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“radiopharmaceutical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiopharmaceutical. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiopharmaceutical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiopharmaceutical.
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