radiopaque

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/ˌɹeɪ̯.diː.əʊ̯ˈpeɪ̯k/

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/ˌɹeɪ̯.diː.əʊ̯ˈpeɪ̯k/ · /ˌɹeɪ̯.di.oʊ̯ˈpeɪ̯k/ · /ˌɹæɪ̯.diː.ɐʉ̯ˈpæɪ̯k/ · /ˌɹæɪ̯.diː.əʉ̯ˈpæɪ̯k/ · /ˌɹe.di.oˈpek/ · /ˌɾeː.ɖiː.oːˈpeːk/

Definition of radiopaque

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

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.”

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From radi- (staff) + opaque. First attested in 1917.

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