irradiateverb [ T ]
uk/ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt/us/ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt/specializedto treat with light or other types of radiation:
The cells are irradiated so that they cannot reproduce.
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Physics: radiation & radioactivity
- alpha particle
- background radiation
- beta particle
- gamma radiation
- gamma ray
- half-life
- irradiation
- radiation
- radioactive
- radioactivity
- radioisotope
- sievert
- tritium
- UVA
- UVB
- weak force
irradiated
adjective uk/ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪ.tɪd/us/ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪ.t̬ɪd/
irradiated fuel
irradiated food