radiopaque
Syllables: ra·di·o·paqueUK/ˌɹeɪ̯.diː.əʊ̯ˈpeɪ̯k/US/ˌɹeɪ̯.di.oʊ̯ˈpeɪ̯k/
radiopaque adjective: impenetrable to X-rays and other radiation.
Adjective
radiopaque (comparative more radiopaque, superlative most radiopaque)
- 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
Antonyms of radiopaque
Forms of radiopaque
| comparative | more radiopaque |
|---|---|
| superlative | most radiopaque |
Origin of radiopaque
From radi- (staff) + opaque. First attested in 1917.
Words formed from radiopaque
Words that rhyme with radiopaque
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- flake
- slake
- stake
- wake
- sheikh
- strake
- betake
- mosaic
- blake
- fake
- jake
- opaque
- forsake
- lake
- mistake
- raik
- retake
- sake
- claik
- hake
- partake
- quake
- Spirit Lake
- steak
- ache
- remake
- spake
- tea break
- wrake
- ake
- alphamosaic
- ashake
- Choctaw Lake
- crake
- Deer Lake
- demake
- eastern green drake
- glass snake
- laik
- moonquake
- Mud Lake
- nake
- overtake
- parliament cake
- prison break
- rattlesnake
- reshake
- sodaic
Questions about radiopaque
- What does radiopaque mean?
- Radiopaque means impenetrable to X-rays and other radiation.
- What part of speech is radiopaque?
- Radiopaque is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce radiopaque?
- Radiopaque is pronounced /ˌɹeɪ̯.diː.əʊ̯ˈpeɪ̯k/ (UK).
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