Irradiated

adj, verb

adj, verb ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of irradiate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Emitted outwards from a centre like rays.
  2. 2
    Having rays; radiant.

    "Per Fess, Or, and Argent, a Rose irradiated Gules, therefrom issuant two Griphons' heads addorsed Sable. William Barlow."

  3. 3
    Having been exposed to radiation (as for example by imaging, food-safety sterilization, or a nuclear blast).

Synonyms

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ablazeactivatedaglowalightautoluminescentbathed with light

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"The WHO said its advisory board recommended trials using "sterile irradiated male mosquitoes," a technique used to fight dengue in the Cayman Islands."

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