RADIOLUCENT

radiolucent

(adjective) almost complete transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation; “radiolucent tissues”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

radiolucent

transparent to X-rays

Antonyms

• radiopaque

Anagrams

• necrotaulid, reductional

Source: Wiktionary



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27 December 2024

OBLIGATE

(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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