Definition of "irradiated" []

• Emitted outwards from a centre like rays. (adjective)
• Having rays. (adjective)
• Having been exposed to (especially nuclear) radiation. (adjective)

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• "In the U.S., food irradiation is used for various products, including ground beef, but most retailers resist the practice, lest the word irradiated'' on the label scare off customers."
• "The notion that long life beverages have been "irradiated" is urban myth."
• "However another source is the materials inside the compartment becoming irradiated from the neutron flux."