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This would make the material well suited for spacecraft that have to spend very long periods under constant irradiation.

To the researchers’ surprise, after 24 hours of irradiation, less than 1 percent of the stubborn PFBS remained.

The researchers estimate irradiation helped dissolve from 3 to 17 percent of surface oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, comparable to processes such as evaporation and stranding on coastlines.

One of the technologies that Clinton singles out is food irradiation.

Over 20 seconds of irradiation, a spectrometer measured the wavelengths of light, or spectrum, given off by the ice.

But an irradiation in the other direction is, unfortunately, at least as likely, if not more so.

Twenty minutes after the irradiation period, the radioactivity of the calcium standards is measured by the same instrument.

The irradiation is resumed so that a uniform dose of neutrons bombards the patient from both front and back.

When the irradiation is first begun, the number of radioactive atoms increases steadily.

This will be true no matter where in the reactor or for how long the irradiation took place.

A woman who was sitting inside the cottage had seen and recognized her in that momentary irradiation.

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On this page you'll find 113 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to irradiation, such as: betterment, elevation, elucidation, enhancement, enlightenment, and guidance.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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