Positron Emission Tomography uses a radioactive tracer to visualize metabolic activity within the human body.
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Tracer
/ˈtɹeɪsə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "tracer" (67 found)
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Noun(5 words)
pattern tracertrace substancetracer bullettraceroute tooltracing tool
pelletplanetary shellradiatorradioactive wasteradiocalciumradiocarbonradiocopperradioelementradioiodineradioisotoperadiosodiumradiothoriumradiumradium dialradium paintrifle ballround shotshellshotshrapnel
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12 entriesammoammunitiondetectiveinstrumentinvestigatornetwork utilitypolice detectiveradioisotopesoftware toolsubstancetectool
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7 entriesCollocations
5 entriesbiological tracerchemical tracerdye tracerfluorescent tracerradioactive tracer
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We have a five-man tracer on him now. He's heading for a Vorster cell on Michigan Boulevard, and he's drunk as a lord. Should we intercept him?
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A surveyor typically conducts a tracer on his or her own and later meets up with the rest of the team to discuss findings.
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Ain't never running but I'm a paper chasing They gon catch up to me, they gon need a pacer How they over-watching me without a tracer
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