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radioopaque

radioopaque is the alternative form of radiopaque.

Meaning of radiopaque

Adjective

radiopaque (comparative more radiopaque, superlative most radiopaque)

  1. Impenetrable to X-rays and other radiation.
    • We may coin the word ‘radiopaque’, and it would definitely mean ‘impervious to the X-ray’.[…]. From radiopaque we would likewise have the useful term radiopacity.[1917, R. Ottolengui, Dental Items of Interest, volume 39, quoted in OED, Dental Items of Interest Publishing Company, page 143
    Antonyms:
    radiolucent

Forms of radioopaque

comparativemore radioopaque
superlativemost radioopaque

Questions about radioopaque

What is radioopaque the alternative form of?
Radioopaque is the alternative form of radiopaque.

Words near radioopaque in the dictionary

  1. radionuclidic
  2. radiooncological
  3. radiooncology
  4. radioopacities
  5. radioopacity
  6. radioopaque
  7. radioosmium
  8. radiooxygen
  9. radiopacification
  10. radiopacifications
  11. radiopacified

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