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nonirradiated

nonirradiated

6.7
Not exposed to radiation, for example food like spices
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnɪˈreɪdiˌeɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
: no irradiado
  • The scientist decided to use nonirradiated seeds to ensure they remained free from radiation exposure.

Examples

  • Fan showed that irradiated iceberg, romaine lettuce, and endive developed a higher antioxidant capacity than nonirradiated vegetables during a postirradiation cold-storage period.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Supporting this hypothesis is the fact that the nonirradiated jugular foramen neuromas, which are histologically similar to acoustic neuromas, grew only minimally during the same time.

    Academic text (2002)

  • In their experiments, they compared the flavor of nonirradiated fruits to those that were treated with radiation.

  • It's important to choose nonirradiated food products if you want to avoid any potential effects of radiation.

Synonyms

unradiated
vsnonirradiated
  • Specialized
1 8.5

A place or object not exposed to radiation

emphasizes not being exposed in preservation and sterilization uses
unirradiated
vsnonirradiated
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Not exposed to radiation

is used especially for preservation or sterilization purposes

Surface Forms

nonirradiated positive

Morphology

nonirradiated = irradiated (transparent) = non + irradiate + ed

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'non-' to 'irradiated' with the expected meaning 'not exposed to radiation'.

Etymology

Nonirradiated joins the prefix non- 'not' with irradiate 'to shine with rays'. So nonirradiated means 'not exposed to radiation', for example food or lab samples that did not get the ray treatment used to kill germs or preserve them.