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bathe, beacon, emblaze, illume, illuminate, illumine, light, lighten
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To test the theory further, last year, as reported in the journals Science Advances and Chemistry Communications, scientists used UV lamps to irradiate a mixture of hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide ions. — David W. Brown, Smithsonian, "Searching for the Key to Life’s Beginnings," 2 July 2018 To determine what would happen, Yale scientists had three microwave generators irradiate an atom within a 3D cavity made of aluminum. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Can Save Schrödinger's Cat By Predicting Quantum Jumps," 7 June 2019 In a region of the surface called Tara Regio, NASA was able to confirm the same yellow precisely matching the salt irradiated in Hand's lab. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Yellow Part of Jupiter's Watery Moon? That's Table Salt, NASA Says," 13 June 2019 Their mission goes off with only one tiny hitch: While in space, Jean is irradiated with some kind of strange cosmic energy, rendering her even more powerful – and, unfortunately, more of a loose cannon – than before. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Review: If it’s the final X-Men chapter, ‘Dark Phoenix’ is appropriately funereal," 7 June 2019 Their mission goes off with only one tiny hitch: While in space, Jean is irradiated with some kind of strange cosmic energy, rendering her even more powerful — and, unfortunately, more of a loose cannon — than before. — Michael O'sullivan, Twin Cities, "‘Dark Phoenix,’ X-Men’s probable swan song, is a dirge," 6 June 2019 Because my cancer was on my left side, traditional radiation would pass through my chest wall and irradiate my heart and healthy lung. — The Seattle Times, "Protecting this mom’s heart from radiation," 15 Oct. 2018 Like potatoes, conventional ginger is irradiated and treated to stop it from sprouting at the supermarket. — Sharon Tregaskis, Good Housekeeping, "The Easiest Way to Grow Ginger at Home," 29 July 2018 Plutonium rich in the isotope Pu-239, called weapons-grade plutonium, poses the fewest technical challenges and can be extracted from nuclear fuel that is only irradiated in a reactor for a short time. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Uranium enrichment will be a key point in talks with North Korea. Here’s what it is.," 11 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'irradiate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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