nonradioactive adjective (alsonon-radioactive)uk /ˌnɒnˈreɪ.di.əʊˈæk.tɪv/ us /ˌnɑːnˈreɪ.di.oʊˈæk.tɪv/ not having or producing the dangerous and powerful energy that comes from the breaking up of atoms: 不具放射性的,无辐射性的 They gave her an injection of a nonradioactive substance.他们给她注射了一种非放射性物质。 Workers were evacuated following a leak of non-radioactive chemicals. Related word
radioactive They were studying a nonradioactive isotope of helium. The material eventually decays into a nonradioactive isotope of lead. The research team developed a nonradioactive way of looking inside the body. A leak of non-radioactive steam killed four workers from the power station. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Physics: radiation & radioactivity alpha particle background radiation decay electromagnetic radiation gamma radiation gamma ray irradiation luminosity non-ionizing non-irradiated post-irradiation radioisotope sievert spectrometer spectrometric spectrometry UPF UVA UVB weak force |