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radioscan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ra-dioscan
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scan for the presence of radioactive material in a sample; especially for a radioactive tracer in an organ

verb

To perform a scan of this kind.

Etymology

Etymology tree English radio- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan English radioscan From radio- + scan.

Inflected Forms

radioscans (plural) radioscans (present, singular) radioscanning (participle, present) radioscanned (participle, past) radioscanned (past)

Questions

What does radioscan mean?
A scan for the presence of radioactive material in a sample; especially for a radioactive tracer in an organ
Where does radioscan come from?
Etymology tree English radio- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan English radioscan From radio- + scan.

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