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radiogenic

radiogenic adjective: of, pertaining to, or caused by radioactivity.

Adjective (1)

radiogenic (comparative more radiogenic, superlative most radiogenic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by radioactivity.

Adjective (2)

radiogenic (comparative more radiogenic, superlative most radiogenic)

  1. (rare) Particularly suited to radio broadcasting
    • One comedy series which is highly radiogenic yet in a category all of its own is The Goon Show […]1994, Andrew Crisell, Understanding Radio, →ISBN, page 170

Forms of radiogenic

comparativemore radiogenic
superlativemost radiogenic

Origin of radiogenic

From radio- + -genic.

From radio + -genic.

Words formed from radiogenic

Questions about radiogenic

What does radiogenic mean?
Radiogenic means of, pertaining to, or caused by radioactivity.
What part of speech is radiogenic?
Radiogenic is an adjective.

Words near radiogenic in the dictionary

  1. radiogalaxies
  2. radiogalaxy
  3. radiogallium
  4. radiogenesis
  5. radiogenetics
  6. radiogenic
  7. radiogenically
  8. radiogenome
  9. radiogenomes
  10. radiogenomic
  11. radiogenomics

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