Difference between radioactively and radioactive
Definitions
adverb
- in a radioactive manner
Examples
It is unstable, and scientists know that it radioactively decays by electron emission to Nitrogen 14, with a half life of 5730 years.
Jakov Kalynik, a firefighter at Parishev station, about nine miles from the ruined plant, said: I know when I am fighting a fire on radioactively contaminated ground – you get the heat just like an ordinary fire, but you get a tingling sensation too, like pins jumping all over your body.
‘There is likely to be an increase in radioactively contaminated metals and other radioactive sources entering the scrap supply chain,’ he said.
Definitions
adjective
- exhibiting or caused by radioactivity
Examples
The pills—containing inexpensive potassium iodide, which is the substance used to iodize common table salt—can prevent thyroid cancer by saturating the thyroid gland with a harmless type of iodine, keeping it from absorbing radioactive iodine that might be inhaled or ingested after a radiation release.
The antidote is intended to protect residents from radioactive fallout from any missile attack on the nuclear station.
The radioactive gas xenon, which is often the byproduct of unexpected nuclear fission, was detected at the Fukushima Daiichi plant during tests.
