radioactive vs radioactivity

radioactive

noun
  • Any radioactive substance. 

adj
  • Exhibiting radioactivity. 

  • Dangerous and disgusting, particularly of people or ideas. 

radioactivity

noun
  • The radiation so emitted; including gamma rays, alpha particles, neutrons, electrons, positrons, etc. 

  • Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus. 

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