nonradioactive
adjective
(alsonon-radioactive)uk/ˌnɒnˈreɪ.di.əʊˈæk.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːnˈreɪ.di.oʊˈæk.tɪv/not having orproducingthedangerousandpowerfulenergythat comes from thebreakingup ofatoms:
They gave her aninjectionof a nonradioactivesubstance.
Workers wereevacuatedfollowingaleakof non-radioactivechemicals.
- They werestudyinga nonradioactiveisotopeofhelium.
- Thematerialeventuallydecaysinto a nonradioactiveisotopeoflead.
- Theresearchteamdevelopeda nonradioactive way oflookinginside thebody.
- Aleakof non-radioactivesteamkilledfourworkersfrom thepowerstation.
Physics: radiation & radioactivity
- alpha particle
- background radiation
- decay
- gamma radiation
- gamma ray
- half-life
- irradiated
- irradiation
- luminosity
- non-ionizing
- non-irradiated
- radioactive
- radioactivity
- radioisotope
- sievert
- spectrometer
- tritium
- UVA
- UVB
- weak force