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radiobiology

radiobiology noun: the study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms.

Noun

radiobiology (uncountable)

  1. The study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms.
  2. The use of radioactive labels to study biological processes.

Synonyms of radiobiology

Origin of radiobiology

From radio- + biology.

Questions about radiobiology

What does radiobiology mean?
Radiobiology means the study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms.
What part of speech is radiobiology?
Radiobiology is a noun.

Words near radiobiology in the dictionary

  1. radiobiologic
  2. radiobiological
  3. radiobiologically
  4. radiobiologist
  5. radiobiologists
  6. radiobiology
  7. radiobiophysics
  8. radiobismuth
  9. radioboron
  10. radiobroadcast
  11. radiobroadcasted

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