radiotoxic

R1A1D2I1O1T1O1X8I1C3

adjective

toxic because of its radioactivity

OriginEnglish toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
Scrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveradiotoxic (comparative more radiotoxic, superlative most radiotoxic)

comparative more radiotoxic · superlative most radiotoxic

  1. toxic because of its radioactivity

Origin

  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  4. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  5. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  6. Latintoxicum
  7. Latintoxicu
  8. Frenchtoxique
  9. Englishtoxic
  10. Englishradiotoxic

From radio- + toxic.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: radiotoxic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.