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radiolabel

radiolabel verb: to tag a substance (especially a biological substance) with a radioactive tracer.

Verb

radiolabel (third-person singular simple present radiolabels, present participle (US) radiolabeling or (UK) radiolabelling, simple past and past participle (US) radiolabeled or (UK) radiolabelled)

  1. To tag a substance (especially a biological substance) with a radioactive tracer

Noun

radiolabel (plural radiolabels)

  1. A radioactive tracer; a radiotracer

Forms of radiolabel

Verb
third-person singular presentradiolabels
present participle USradiolabeling
present participle UKradiolabelling
past participle USradiolabeled
past USradiolabeled
past participle UKradiolabelled
past UKradiolabelled
Noun
pluralradiolabels

Origin of radiolabel

From radio- + label.

Questions about radiolabel

What does radiolabel mean?
Radiolabel means to tag a substance (especially a biological substance) with a radioactive tracer.
What part of speech is radiolabel?
Radiolabel can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of radiolabel?
The past tense of radiolabel is radiolabeled.

Words near radiolabel in the dictionary

  1. radioisotopes
  2. radioisotopic
  3. radioisotopically
  4. radiokrypton
  5. radiola
  6. radiolabel
  7. radiolabeled
  8. radiolabeling
  9. radiolabelled
  10. radiolabelling
  11. radiolabels

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