Irradiate
verb
To expose to radiation.
The food was irradiated to kill bacteria and prolong its shelf life.
Often appears as...
- irradiate food
- irradiate cancer cells
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To shine light on something.
The summer sun irradiated the whole landscape.
Often appears as...
- irradiate light
- irradiate with sunlight
verb
To spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.
Her enthusiasm for the project quickly irradiated through the whole team.
Often appears as...
- irradiate enthusiasm
- irradiate happiness
verb
To expose to radiation.
The food was irradiated to kill bacteria and prolong its shelf life.
Often appears as...
- irradiate food
- irradiate cancer cells
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To shine light on something.
The summer sun irradiated the whole landscape.
Often appears as...
- irradiate light
- irradiate with sunlight
verb
To spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.
Her enthusiasm for the project quickly irradiated through the whole team.
Often appears as...
- irradiate enthusiasm
- irradiate happiness
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Usage
Used mainly in technical or scientific contexts, often related to health or preservation.
Scientists irradiate seeds to study genetic mutations.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Tone
The term itself is neutral; the positive or negative connotation depends on the context.
Irradiate the tumor, not healthy tissue.
Pro Tip 3/3Directed Process
Implies a controlled, intentional exposure to radiation, not accidental or natural.
We must carefully irradiate this material.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Usage
Used mainly in technical or scientific contexts, often related to health or preservation.
Scientists irradiate seeds to study genetic mutations.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Tone
The term itself is neutral; the positive or negative connotation depends on the context.
Irradiate the tumor, not healthy tissue.
Pro Tip 3/3Directed Process
Implies a controlled, intentional exposure to radiation, not accidental or natural.
We must carefully irradiate this material.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Usage
Used mainly in technical or scientific contexts, often related to health or preservation.
Scientists irradiate seeds to study genetic mutations.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Tone
The term itself is neutral; the positive or negative connotation depends on the context.
Irradiate the tumor, not healthy tissue.
Pro Tip 3/3Directed Process
Implies a controlled, intentional exposure to radiation, not accidental or natural.
We must carefully irradiate this material.
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Video examples
We can reprogram life....
So you can freeze sperm, you can freeze eggs, you can freeze fertilized eggs. And what does that mean? Well, that's a good thing if you're a cancer patient. You're about to go under chemotherapy or under radiation, so you save these things. You don't irradiate them. But if you can save them and you can freeze them,
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Could the sun be good...
and what we've shown is adding a sham irradiation this is the thick line here this is shining UV on the arms that warms up but keeping it cupboards the Rays don't hit the skin there is no change in blood flow in in dilatation of the blood vessels but the act of
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Life Beyond Earth, Part...
But what we want to look for, what NASA wants to look for are worlds not like this gas giant blasted by stellar irradiation where surface liquid water cannot exist; we're looking for the cradles of life.
Video examples
We can reprogram life....
So you can freeze sperm, you can freeze eggs, you can freeze fertilized eggs. And what does that mean? Well, that's a good thing if you're a cancer patient. You're about to go under chemotherapy or under radiation, so you save these things. You don't irradiate them. But if you can save them and you can freeze them,
Video examples
Could the sun be good...
and what we've shown is adding a sham irradiation this is the thick line here this is shining UV on the arms that warms up but keeping it cupboards the Rays don't hit the skin there is no change in blood flow in in dilatation of the blood vessels but the act of
Video examples
Life Beyond Earth, Part...
But what we want to look for, what NASA wants to look for are worlds not like this gas giant blasted by stellar irradiation where surface liquid water cannot exist; we're looking for the cradles of life.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Bill Maris
American Businessman
Say you have cancer - you have this broad thing we call cancer; we're going to irradiate you and pump this poisonous material into you and hope more of the bad stuff dies than the good. That is going to seem so medieval when we can fix it on a genetic level, and Foundation Medicine is the first step to diagnosing it on a genetic level.
Quote examples
Bill Maris
American Businessman
Say you have cancer - you have this broad thing we call cancer; we're going to irradiate you and pump this poisonous material into you and hope more of the bad stuff dies than the good. That is going to seem so medieval when we can fix it on a genetic level, and Foundation Medicine is the first step to diagnosing it on a genetic level.
Example 1 of 1
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