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radioactivity

[rey-dee-oh-ak-tiv-i-tee] / ˌreɪ di oʊ ækˈtɪv ɪ ti /


NOUN
radiation
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Her work expanded beyond stories connected to Iran, including "Radioactive", a 2019 biopic about pioneering radioactivity researcher and Nobel-prize winner Marie Curie, starring Rosamund Pike.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

At-211's short half-life also means it quickly loses its radioactivity, making it less toxic than longer-lived radiopharmaceuticals.

From Science Daily Nov. 11, 2025

“And there’s been a lot of reasons for why this process takes so long. But, from a radiological perspective, the actual residual radioactivity at the site is pretty modest.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2025

The Burevestnik’s radioactivity could make it easy to detect.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

The longer an isotope’s half-life, the more muted its radioactivity, and, therefore, the more difficult it was to detect.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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