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low-level radioactive waste vs radioactive waste

radioactive waste vs low-level radioactive waste

low-level radioactive waste and radioactive waste both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
low-level radioactive waste Yes No No No
radioactive waste Yes No No No
As nouns, radioactive waste is a hypernym of low-level radioactive waste; that is, radioactive waste is a word with a broader meaning than low-level radioactive waste:
  • low-level radioactive waste: (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests)
  • radioactive waste: useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory or commercial process is completed
low-level radioactive waste (noun) radioactive waste (noun)
(medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests) useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory or commercial process is completed
Difference between low-level radioactive waste and radioactive waste

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