high-energy

Of or relating to elementary particles with energies exceeding hundreds of thousands of electron volts.

Yielding a large amount of energy upon undergoing chemical reaction.

Vigorous; dynamic.

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Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

After three weeks of high-energy crisis management, Pragnell returned to his everyday office work.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So he did what any high-energy, incredibly ambitious University of Michigan grad would do—he headed to Denver.
Parents Come Out of the Pot Closet|Abby Haglage|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The morning tends to be my high-energy time, and I usually write in the morning.
Oliver Sacks: How I Write|Noah Charney|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A boy named Andy Maguire is zapped with high-energy “Parker Particles,” and a new hero is born—Alpha.
Grandpa in Tights: Spider-Man Hits Middle Age|Sujay Kumar|August 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

These mesons materialize only in high-energy nuclear collisions.
LRL Accelerators|Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
The shielding had been torn away from one of the energy converters and exposed the room to high-energy radiation.
The Highest Treason|Randall Garrett
High-energy beams of particles can be used for selective destruction of specific areas of the brain.
LRL Accelerators|Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
High-energy beams blasted, fairly volatilizing the ground as they struck in as deep as they could be driven.
The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith
There were also comets and meteors and calcium-clouds and high-energy free nuclei, all of which acted as was appropriate for them.
A Matter of Importance|William Fitzgerald Jenkins