[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

irradiation \irra`dia"tion\ i^rr=a`di^=a"shu^n,
   n. cf. f. irradiation.
   1913 webster
   1. act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated; as,
      irradiation of foods with x-rays can preserve their
      freshness by killing the bacteria that cause spoilage .
      1913 webster +pjc

   2. illumination; irradiance; brilliancy. --sir w. scott.
      1913 webster

   3. fig.: mental light or illumination. --sir m. hale.
      1913 webster

   4. opt. the apparent enlargement of a bright object seen
      upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of
      the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense
      light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears
      smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it
      really is, esp. when a little out of focus.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

irradiation
     n 1: the condition of being exposed to radiation
     2: a column of light as from a beacon syn: beam, beam of
        light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft
        of light
     3: physiology the spread of sensory neural impulses in the
        cortex
     4: the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed
        against a dark background
     5: pavolvian conditioning the elicitation of a conditioned
        response by stimulation similar but not identical to the
        original stimulus
     6: medicine the treatment of disease especially cancer by
        exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance syn: radiotherapy,
         radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy
see also:
beam beam of light light beam ray ray of light shaft 
shaft of light radiotherapy radiation therapy radiation actinotherapy 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

85 moby thesaurus words for "irradiation":
   x-ray dosimetry, x-ray therapy, anhydration, arc lighting,
   black and white, blast-freezing, bottling, brining, canning,
   chiaroscuro, cobalt therapy, contrast, corning, curietherapy,
   curing, decorative lighting, dehydration, desiccation,
   direct lighting, dry-curing, drying, electric lighting, emanation,
   embalming, enlightenment, evaporation, festoon lighting,
   floodlighting, fluorescent lighting, freeze-drying, freezing,
   fuming, gaslighting, glow lighting, highlight, highlights,
   illumination, incandescent lighting, indirect lighting,
   interstitial irradiation therapy, irradiance, irradiancy,
   irradiation therapy, isotope therapy, jerking, light,
   light and shade, light source, lighting, luminous energy,
   marination, mummification, overhead lighting, photosensitivity,
   pickling, potting, quick-freezing, radiance, radiancy,
   radiant energy, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapeutics,
   radiotherapy, radium therapy, radiumization, ray therapy,
   refrigeration, roentgen ray therapy, roentgenization,
   roentgenometry, roentgenotherapy, roentgentherapy, salting,
   seasoning, sidelight, smoking, spot lighting, stage lighting,
   strip lighting, stuffing, taxidermy, tinning, tonality,
   visible radiation

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Foundation for Food Irradiation Education
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Disease Listing, Food Irradiation | CDC Bacterial, Mycotic Diseases
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http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodirradiation.htm, score=97, date indexed=January 23, 2006, 8:32 am

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http://www.practicalhippie.com/irradiation.htm, score=91, date indexed=January 19, 2006, 8:56 pm

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http://www.citizen.org/cmep/foodsafety/food_irrad/, score=89, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 2:00 am

Food Irradiation
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http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/food.htm, score=89, date indexed=January 19, 2006, 11:33 pm

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http://www.purefood.org/irradlink.html, score=84, date indexed=January 19, 2006, 8:57 pm

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http://www.pure-food.com/, score=84, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 1:18 am

Closure of the INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP on FOOD IRRADIATION (ICGFI) and ...
...Further activities related to the application of irradiation for ... Closure of the INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP on FOOD IRRADIATION ( ... ..
http://www.iaea.org/icgfi/, score=65, date indexed=November 4, 2005, 4:04 pm

Stop Food Irradiation Project of Organic Consumers Association
...... "pro-irradiation brochure.. *. Alternatives to irradiation for ... Irradiation supports the environmentally unsustainable and inhumane ... ..
http://www.pure-food.com/food.htm, score=64, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 5:21 am

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