Definitions

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  • adjective Emitted outwards from a centre like rays.
  • adjective heraldry Having rays.
  • adjective Having been exposed to (especially nuclear) radiation.

Etymologies

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Participle adjective of irradiate.

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • The notion that long life beverages have been "irradiated" is urban myth.

    Leche 2006

  • However another source is the materials inside the compartment becoming irradiated from the neutron flux.

    The Future of Power Generation: Nuclear Fusion 2007

  • You can; shave the cow and expose it to ultra-violet rays, and thus obtain irradiated milk.

    The Prolongation of Life 1937

  • An incomprehensible expression irradiated her face, and she seemed to be brooding sensuously on some private hoard of satisfaction.

    The Judge Rebecca West 1937

  • "She is happy!" he said; and a cheerful expression irradiated his venerable features.

    A Romance of Two Worlds Marie Corelli 1889

  • It includes environmental features, such as irradiated heat and cooling and proposes to draw at least 9 percent of its energy from renewable sources.

    WTOP / Business / Biz Stories 2009

  • It includes environmental features, such as irradiated heat and cooling and proposes to draw at least 9 percent of its energy from renewable sources.

    WTOP / Business / Biz Stories 2009

  • It includes environmental features, such as irradiated heat and cooling and proposes to draw at least 9 percent of its energy from renewable sources.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2009

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