high-energy

  1. Adjective.  (physics) of an elementary particle, or the equivalent electromagnetic radiation, having an energy greater than a hundred thousand electron volts.
  2. Adjective.  (chemistry) producing a large amount of energy (when reacting).
  3. Adjective.  vigorous, energetic or dynamic.

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