antiradiation
6.3
A drug that protects the body from harmful radiation
- noun
- /ˌæntiˈreɪdiˌeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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antirradiación
- During the disaster, rescue teams used antiradiation agents to safeguard their health while recovering survivors from the contaminated area.
Examples
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Scientists are researching the effectiveness of different antiradiation compounds in protecting living organisms from high levels of radiation.
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Rather than turn his air-defense radars on and expose them to prompt destruction from U.S. aircraft armed with antiradiation missiles, Van Riper left his units' systems turned off.
Academic text (2009) -
The military developed an antiradiation drug to minimize the side effects from exposure during nuclear training exercises.
How Protective
Surface Forms
antiradiation singular
antiradiations plural
Morphology
Etymology
Antiradiation as a medicine comes from anti- 'against' and radiation 'rays', so it means a drug that helps protect the body from dangerous radiation.
