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radiogenic en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From radio- + -genic.

Meanings

  1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by radioactivity.

Forms

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more radiogenic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most radiogenic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

radiogenically · unradiogenic · radiogenicity · radiogenic lead · radiogenic strontium · radiogenic isotope · radiogenic argon

radiogenic en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin radiusder. English radio- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos)bor. Latin -graphuslbor. French -graphe French télégraphebor. English telegraph Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English telegraphy English radiotelegraphyclip. English radio Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English radiogenic From radio + -genic.

Meanings

  1. (rare) Particularly suited to radio broadcasting
    • One comedy series which is highly radiogenic yet in a category all of its own is The Goon Show […] 1994, Andrew Crisell, Understanding Radio, →ISBN, page 170:

Forms

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most radiogenic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more radiogenic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

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