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radiophilic

radiophilic adjective: that thrives in the presence of ionizing radiation.

Adjective

radiophilic (comparative more radiophilic, superlative most radiophilic)

  1. That thrives in the presence of ionizing radiation

Forms of radiophilic

comparativemore radiophilic
superlativemost radiophilic

Origin of radiophilic

From radio- + -philic.

Questions about radiophilic

What does radiophilic mean?
Radiophilic means that thrives in the presence of ionizing radiation.
What part of speech is radiophilic?
Radiophilic is an adjective.

Words near radiophilic in the dictionary

  1. radiophenotype
  2. radiophenotypes
  3. radiophenotypic
  4. radiophile
  5. radiophiles
  6. radiophilic
  7. radiophobia
  8. radiophone
  9. radiophones
  10. radiophonic
  11. radiophonically

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