radioisotope (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *radioisotope*:
NOUN	substance	radioisotope	a radioactive isotope of an element

English > *radioisotope*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially.
Narrower	iodine-125	light radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 60 days
	iodine-131	Heavy radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 8 days
	label	A radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
	tracer	(radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes
Broader	isotope	One of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
Spanish	radioisótopo
Catalan	radioisòtop

HyperDic: radioisotope