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  • 31Irradiating — Irradiate Ir*ra di*ate ([i^]r*r[=a] d[i^]*[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irradiated} ([i^]r*r[=a] d[i^]*[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Irradiating} ([i^]r*r[=a] d[i^]*[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. irradiatus, p. p. of irradiate. See {In } in, and {Radiate}.] …

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  • 32irradiation — irradiate ► VERB 1) (often be irradiated) expose to radiation. 2) shine light on. DERIVATIVES irradiation noun. ORIGIN Latin irradiare shine upon , from radius ray …

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  • 33Food irradiation — The Radura logo, used to show a food has been treated with ionizing radiation. Food irradiation is the process of exposing food to ionizing radiation[1] to destroy microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, or ins …

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  • 34Irradiated mail — is mail that has been deliberately exposed to radiation, typically in an effort to disinfect it. The most notable instance of mail irradiation occurred in response to the 2001 anthrax attacks; the level of radiation chosen to kill anthrax spores… …

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  • 35List of James Bond henchmen in Goldfinger — A list of henchmen from the James Bond film and novel Goldfinger from the List of James Bond henchmen. Contents 1 Oddjob 1.1 Novel 1.2 Film 1.3 Other appear …

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  • 36light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …

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  • 37radiate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To send forth from a center] Syn. shed, diffuse, spread, disperse, shoot in all directions, irradiate, emit, emit in Rays, transmit, disseminate, broadcast, dispel, strew, scatter, sprinkle, circulate, send out in Rays from… …

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  • 38Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station — The Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station is a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) nuclear reactor used for electric power generation and tritium production for nuclear weapons. It is located on a 1,770 acre (7.2 km²) site in Rhea County, Tennessee… …

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  • 39Goldfinger (film) — Infobox Film Bond name = Goldfinger caption = film poster by Robert Brownjohn and David Chassman bond = Sean Connery stars = Gert Fröbe Honor Blackman Harold Sakata writer = Ian Fleming cinematography = Ted Moore, BSC screenplay = Richard Maibaum …

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  • 40radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …

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