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irradiate

verb as in illuminate

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"This example of diamond synthesis is the ultimate demonstration that electrons do not destroy organic molecules but let them undergo well-defined chemical reactions, if we install suitable properties in molecules to be irradiated," he said.

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Robinson and Kanin treat comedy similarly to how the Army irradiated part of the Nevada desert with hundreds of nuclear explosions: No interaction is too minor to dement.

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The series takes place centuries after nuclear war turned most of the U.S. into an irradiated wasteland.

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Instead of using cobalt or other radioactive materials, Wilson’s team uses an X-ray machine to irradiate the pests.

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Curtis makes his living as a Hollywood screenwriter, penning B-horror movies filled with irradiated mutants and monsters.

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