irradiates
Exposes to radiation
Irradiates is the third-person singular form of irradiate, meaning to expose something to radiation or to emit rays of light.
In medical and food safety contexts, to irradiate is to treat with radiation for therapeutic or sterilizing purposes: The facility irradiates surgical equipment to ensure sterility.
More figuratively, something that irradiates may illuminate or brighten, as a smile irradiates a face.
The past participle irradiated often functions as an adjective: irradiated food.
Pressurized steam sterilization chamber
- pasteurizeHeat-treat for safety
- decontaminateRemove harmful substances
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- disinfectKill pathogens on surfaces
germicidal · aseptic · food-safety · preservation · sterilization · pathogen · bacteria · shelf-stable
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- gammaGreek alphabet's third
- ultravioletWavelengths shorter than violet
infrared · wavelength · frequency · flux · intensity · beam · energy · thermal
Steady, soft light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- shineEmit or reflect light
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
beam · light · suffuse · bathe · flood · warm · golden · sun
Medical radiation for cancer
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- brachytherapyLocalized implanted radiation oncology
carcinoma · lymphoma · leukemia · neoplasm · malignant · cytotoxic · metastasis · sarcoma
autoclave
Pressurized steam sterilization chamber
- pasteurizeHeat-treat for safety
- decontaminateRemove harmful substances
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
disinfect · germicidal · aseptic · food-safety · preservation · sterilization · pathogen · bacteria · shelf-stable · cobalt-60
photon
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- gammaGreek alphabet's third
ultraviolet · infrared · wavelength · frequency · flux · intensity · beam · energy · thermal · microwave
glow
Steady, soft light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- shineEmit or reflect light
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
brightness · beam · light · suffuse · bathe · flood · warm · golden · sun · lamp
radiotherapy
Medical radiation for cancer
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
brachytherapy · carcinoma · lymphoma · leukemia · neoplasm · malignant · cytotoxic · metastasis · sarcoma · glioma
irradiatesabsorbs
Takes in fully
contains · suppresses · dampens · quenches · extinguishes