irradiator
irradiator noun: a device used to irradiate.
Noun
irradiator (plural irradiators)
- A device used to irradiate.
- Slides were then exposed to 365-nm ultraviolet (UV) light (Stratalinker 1800 UV irradiator) for 25 to 30 min.2001 September 28, S. M. Bailey et al., “Strand-Specific Postreplicative Processing of Mammalian Telomeres”, in Science, volume 293, number 5539, →DOI, pages 2462–2465
- These PBMCs were inactivated by irradiation with 5000 roentgens in a cesium source irradiator and then washed twice.1997 November 14, Diana Finzi et al., “Identification of a Reservoir for HIV-1 in Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy”, in Science, volume 278, number 5341, →DOI, pages 1295–1300
Forms of irradiator
| plural | irradiators |
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Origin of irradiator
From irradiate + -or.
Questions about irradiator
- What does irradiator mean?
- Irradiator means a device used to irradiate.
- What part of speech is irradiator?
- Irradiator is a noun.
- What is the plural of irradiator?
- The plural of irradiator is irradiators.
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