irradiation
/ɪ,reɪdi'eɪʃən/
noun
11 letters5 syllables12 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1
A column of light (as from a beacon).
2
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance.
3
(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus.
4
(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex.
5
The apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background.
6
The condition of being exposed to radiation.
WORD FORMS
Related formirradiate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinirradiationway
Starts & ends withI … N
Syllablesir · ra · di · a · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
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