high-energy

high-energy definition - medical

high-energy

adjective
  1. Of or relating to elementary particles with energies exceeding hundreds of thousands of electron volts.
  2. Yielding a large amount of energy upon undergoing chemical reaction.
  3. Vigorous; dynamic.

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