unradiated
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8.5
A place or object not exposed to radiation
- adjective
- Specialized
:
no irradiado
- In the lab, they studied the effects of unradiated materials to understand their properties better.
Examples
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The vegetables from the garden were fresh and unradiated, preserving their natural nutrients.
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It had been mixed with unradiated clays and flopsand.
Fiction book (1993) -
After the accident, the inspector certified that the area remained unradiated and safe for the public.
Synonyms
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7.4
Not exposed to radiation
has the same meaning but is expressed in a slightly different form
6.7
Not exposed to radiation, for example food like spices
refers broadly to being unaffected by radiation, not only for preservation uses
Surface Forms
unradiated positive
Morphology
unradiated = radiated (transparent) = un + radiate + ed
Negation with 'un-' applied to the adjective/past participle 'radiated' yields the straightforward meaning 'not exposed to radiation'.
Etymology
Unradiated begins with un- meaning 'not' and the radiate part comes from Latin for 'ray', the same idea you see in radiant. So unradiated means 'not given rays', that is, not exposed to radiation.