| irradiation |
Use of radiation to destroy microorganisms, bacteria, and germs in food products to prevent food-borne illnesses and to lengthen the shelf life of products. This process is controversial because some people are unsure of the long-term health effects of radiated food.
Ãâó: www.ecohealth101.org/glossary.html
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| irrigation |
Artificially supplying land with water for agriculture or landscaping, usually through ditches, pipes, or by diverting rivers.
Ãâó: www.ecohealth101.org/glossary.html
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| irritant |
This descriptor is applied to any substance causing inflammation following immediate, prolonged, or repeated contact with skin or mucous membrane.
Ãâó: www.bio.hw.ac.uk/edintox/glossall.htm
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| irrigate |
To wash out. For example, to clean a wound.
Ãâó: www.providence.org/alaska/tchap/glossary/I.htm
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| irregular |
(ih-REG-u-lar) -- Said of a flower where a series of parts, eg, petals, are not alike.
Ãâó: www.psfdev.com/los/glossary/flowr.html
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