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Meaning of Radium Girl | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A female factory worker who contracted radiation poisoning from luminous paint (containing radium) used in watch dials in the early 20th century.

US, historical

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

radium hydroxide radium jaw radiumization radiumizer radiumtherapy radius