radioiron

[ rey-dee-oh-ahy-ern ]
/ ˌreɪ di oʊˈaɪ ərn /

noun Chemistry.

the radioactive isotope of iron, with atomic weight 59 and a half-life of 46 days: used chiefly as a tracer in biochemistry.

Origin of radioiron

First recorded in 1955–60; radio- + iron

Words nearby radioiron

radioimmunodiffusion, radioimmunoelectrophoresis, radioimmunology, radioimmunoprecipitation, radioiodine, radioiron, radioisotope, radiolabel, radioland, radiolarian, radiolesion