radiodenseadj.
/ˌreɪdɪəʊˈdɛns/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊˈdɛns/ Medicine.
= radiopaque adj.
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opaque1860
radiopaque1917
radiodense1960
1960 Amer. Jrnl. Med. 29 438/2 The hepatogram must be moderately radiodense before absence of an intrahepatic lesion can be assumed.
1966 S. R. Delany Babel-17 iii. i. 121 The Specelli Snap is radio-dense... A ship, even a mountain like Tarik, over any long-range is undetectable.
1997 Jrnl. Zoo & Wildlife Med. 28 101 Abdominal radiographs revealed four radiodense metallic foreign objects resembling coins within the gastrointestinal tract.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1960- plottiness
- plotting
- plotting board
- plotting machine
- plotting paper
- plotting rod
- plotting scale
- plotting school
- plotting sheet
- plotting table
- plotting-book
- plottingbook
- plottingly
- plotty
- plotweaver
- plotwise
- plotz
- plotzed
- plotzes
- plotzing
- ploud
- plough
- plough a furrow
- plough a lonely furrow
- plough a solitary furrow