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radioiron

[ rey-dee-oh-ahy-ern ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. the radioactive isotope of iron, with atomic weight 59 and a half-life of 46 days: used chiefly as a tracer in biochemistry.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of radioiron1

First recorded in 1955–60; radio- + iron

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