radiolabel

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

radio- +‎ label

Verb[edit]

radiolabel (third-person singular simple present radiolabels, present participle radiolabeling or radiolabelling, simple past and past participle radiolabeled or radiolabelled)

  1. To tag a substance (especially a biological substance) with a radioactive tracer

Noun[edit]

radiolabel (plural radiolabels)

  1. A radioactive tracer; a radiotracer