"radioactive tracer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radioactive tracers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} radioactive tracer (plural radioactive tracers)
  1. (physics, chemistry, medicine) A radioactive isotope which, when injected into a chemically similar substance, or artificially attached to a biological or physical system, can be traced by radiation detection devices. Wikipedia link: radioactive tracer Categories (topical): Chemistry, Medicine, Physics, Radioactivity

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