Definitions
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- adjective Emitted outwards from a
centre likerays . - adjective heraldry Having
rays . - adjective Having been exposed to (especially
nuclear )radiation .
Etymologies
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In the U.S., food irradiation is used for various products, including ground beef, but most retailers resist the practice, lest the word irradiated'' on the label scare off customers.
When Precaution Trumps Public Safety Matt Ridley 2011
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In the U.S., food irradiation is used for various products, including ground beef, but most retailers resist the practice, lest the word irradiated'' on the label scare off customers.
When Precaution Trumps Public Safety Matt Ridley 2011
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The notion that long life beverages have been "irradiated" is urban myth.
Leche 2006
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However another source is the materials inside the compartment becoming irradiated from the neutron flux.
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You can; shave the cow and expose it to ultra-violet rays, and thus obtain irradiated milk.
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An incomprehensible expression irradiated her face, and she seemed to be brooding sensuously on some private hoard of satisfaction.
The Judge Rebecca West 1937
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"She is happy!" he said; and a cheerful expression irradiated his venerable features.
A Romance of Two Worlds Marie Corelli 1889
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It includes environmental features, such as irradiated heat and cooling and proposes to draw at least 9 percent of its energy from renewable sources.
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It includes environmental features, such as irradiated heat and cooling and proposes to draw at least 9 percent of its energy from renewable sources.
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It includes environmental features, such as irradiated heat and cooling and proposes to draw at least 9 percent of its energy from renewable sources.
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