Topic: FOOD
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ir‧ra‧di‧ate
[transitive usually passive]
[transitive usually passive]1 technicalTPDF if someone or something is irradiated, X-rays or radioactive beams are passed through them
2 technical if food is irradiated, it is treated with radiation in order to kill bacteria and make it last longer
3 literary to make something look bright as if a light is shining onto it
—irradiation
noun [uncountable]
noun [uncountable]
