radiation resistance

noun

1. the resistive component of the impedance of a radio transmitting aerial that arises from the radiation of power

Example Sentences

The result is extreme hardness and radiation resistance, as well as the ability to conduct heat and electricity at unmatched rates.

From Science Magazine

The idea behind this work is that we can appeal to the various survival bounds of tardigrades, from temperature extremes to radiation resistance, in order to place an upper bound on the probability of the cosmos being nasty enough to truly eliminate any possible life on a suitable planet.

From Scientific American

If you are a microbe that survived that trip, it means your cell walls were endowed with radiation resistance and can also be freeze-dried.

From National Geographic

Witkin started investigating radiation resistance in bacteria in 1944, and Elledge began work on DNA damage in yeast in the 1980s.

From US News

Geiger and his colleagues were screening for mutant mice that showed radiation resistance.

From Scientific American