Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radiobiology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
ra-dio-bi-ol-o-gy
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms.

Uncountable

noun

The use of radioactive labels to study biological processes.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English radio- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English radiobiology From radio- + biology.

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Questions

What does radiobiology mean?
The study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms.
Where does radiobiology come from?
Etymology tree English radio- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English radiobiology From radio- + biology.

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