Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radio-active

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: ra-dio-ac-tive
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dated spelling of radioactive.

Example Sentences

"Radio-active baths are said to act favourably in a sexual direction. So too with arsenical springs, cold water treatment, and hydrotherapy."

Inflected Forms

more radio-active (comparative) most radio-active (superlative)

Questions

What does radio-active mean?: Dated spelling of radioactive.

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