[1915–20; radio- + sensitive]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: GI, costar, feedback, neorealism, stockpileradio- is a combining form with the meanings “dealing with radiant energy” (radiometer), “employing or dealing with radio waves” (radioacoustics; radiolocation; radiotelephone), “emitting rays as a result of the breakup of atomic nuclei” (radioactive; radiocarbon), “characterized by, employing or dealing with such rays” (radiography; radiopaque; radiotherapy)
Examples of 'radiosensitive' in a sentence
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Volunteers who claimed to be radiosensitive were matched against those who did not.