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radiopaque

adj
/ˌɹeɪ̯.diː.əʊ̯ˈpeɪ̯k/UK/ˌɹeɪ̯.di.oʊ̯ˈpeɪ̯k/CA/ˌɹæɪ̯.diː.ɐʉ̯ˈpæɪ̯k/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from opacus
  2. inherited from opake
  3. formed as radiopaque — “radi- + opaque”

Definitions

  1. 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for radiopaque. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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