English-Finnish translations for irradiation

• säteilytys
  Säteilytys ei tee vaarattomaksi kaikkia elintarvikkeiden myrkkyjä. Nor does irradiation deal with all the toxins in food.
  Säteilytys on vain yksi elintarvikkeiden säilömiskeino. Irradiation is just one method of food preservation.
  Pois heitettäviä elintarvikkeita voidaan jatkossa myydä kaupoissa, jos säteilytys sallitaan. Shops can continue to sell food past its sell-by date if irradiation is allowed.

Definition of irradiation

• An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated
• mental light or illumination
• a process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilise the contents

Related words

• irradiation damage
• post-irradiation examination
• irradiation apparatus
• irradiation machine