radiumize

transitive verb

ra·​di·​um·​ize

variants also British radiumise

ˈrā-dē-ə-ˌmīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to subject to the action of radium

the green effect in radiumized diamonds

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Word History

Etymology

radium entry 1 + -ize

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