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Recent Examples of irradiation
The Food and Drug Administration has endorsed irradiation as safe for food products, citing 30 years of research, but labeling is required when used.
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Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
For example, researchers need to develop new materials that can withstand extreme temperatures and irradiation conditions.
—Farhat Beg, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
So to one day make fusion a feasible energy source, reactors will need to be built with materials that can survive the heat and irradiation generated by fusion reactions.
—Sophie Blondel, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
Other processes include laser irradiation, high-voltage pulses, optical sorting, pyrolysis, chemical solvents, etching, and delaminating with a hot knife.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
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Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
For example, researchers need to develop new materials that can withstand extreme temperatures and irradiation conditions.
—Farhat Beg, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
So to one day make fusion a feasible energy source, reactors will need to be built with materials that can survive the heat and irradiation generated by fusion reactions.
—Sophie Blondel, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
Other processes include laser irradiation, high-voltage pulses, optical sorting, pyrolysis, chemical solvents, etching, and delaminating with a hot knife.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irradiation
Noun
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Grace’s young children are photosensitive, which means the curtains must always be drawn and candlelight is the only source of illumination.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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These factors will help determine the number of light fixtures needed and the correct placement to give an even illumination throughout the space.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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His face is a death mask: gaunt and soiled, teeth pebbly, eyes dilated but piercing in their last hint of blued luminescence.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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This luminescence is the hallmark of this mushroom, which gave rise to its common name: the ghost fungus.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The universe is setting you up for a major glow up.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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This face cream has a shimmery base to give major glow and is spiked with Korean white ginseng, hyaluronic acid and mandarin extract to brighten from within, plus gently exfoliate and hydrate too.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Irradiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irradiation. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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