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radioiron

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[rey-dee-oh-ahy-ern] / ˌreɪ di oʊˈaɪ ərn /

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.

Etymology

Origin of radioiron

First recorded in 1955–60; radio- + iron

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