| 单词 | food irradiation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfood irradiation food irradiation n. the process of treating food with any of various types of radiation (see irradiation n. 9); (in later use) spec. the exposure of food to ionizing radiation as a method of destroying microorganisms and insects, prolonging shelf life, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > radioactivity > [noun] > method of food preservation food irradiation1925 irradiation1954 1925 Lancet 6 June 1192/2 While no doubt a great practical future lies with food irradiation it seems improbable that this method can call out all the many reactions which are known to result from direct irradiation of the organism. 1977 Business Week 11 July 38 j/2 So far food irradiation has remained mostly in the laboratory. 2004 S. T. Omaye Food & Nutritional Toxicol. xviii. 261 Currently, farmers lose as much as 30% of their harvest because of pests, and this loss can be reduced by food irradiation. < as lemmas |
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