26984 words

radioactive

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
having or producing powerful and dangerous energy that comes from the breaking up of atoms:

Examples:

Uranium is a radioactive material.
radioactive waste
2

Examples:

The deputies of great dictators often become radioactive by association.
Why is this such a radioactive topic?
The issue of race is radioactive for this administration.
3
possessing or producing energy from the breaking up of atoms, or resulting from the production of such energy:

Examples:

radioactive waste

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