unirradiated

adjective

: not treated, prepared, or altered by exposure to radiation : not irradiated
unirradiated cells
unirradiated plutonium

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unirradiated was in 1926

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“Unirradiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unirradiated. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

Medical Definition

unirradiated

adjective
: not having been exposed to radiation
unirradiated lymphocytes
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