radiomimetic
/ˌreɪdɪəʊmɪˈmɛtɪk/ /ˌreɪdɪəʊmʌɪˈmɛtɪk/Medicine and Biology
adjective
Of a substance: producing an effect on cells or tissue similar to that of ionizing radiation. Of a lesion: produced by such a substance.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. From radio- + mimetic, after French radiomimétique.