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x-radiation
[ eks-rey-dee-ey-shuhn ]
noun
- exposure to x-rays.
- radiation in the form of x-rays.
x-radiation
noun
- another term for X-ray
Word History and Origins
Origin of x-radiation1
Example Sentences
Astronomers have already maintained spacecraft at L2 to observe the cosmos in infrared, ultraviolet and x-radiation, unaffected by interference from our own planet.
While stationed at Los Alamos in 1943, she developed techniques for x-radiation and purification of uranium ores.
Then in 1927, a professor of zoology in a Texas university, Dr. H. J. Muller, found that by exposing an organism to X-radiation, he could produce mutations in succeeding generations.
Leukemia may occur as a two-step process, the malignant change being initiated by X-radiation, the promoting action being supplied by a chemical, as, for example, urethane.
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