radiolucent

[rey-dee-oh-loo-suhnt]

ra·di·o·lu·cent

[rey-dee-oh-loo-suhnt]
adjective
almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.


Origin:
1915–20; radio- + lucent

ra·di·o·lu·cence, ra·di·o·lu·cen·cy, noun
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Radiolucent has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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radiolucent (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈluːsənt)
 
adj
almost transparent to electromagnetic radiation, esp X-rays

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radiolucent ra·di·o·lu·cent (rā'dē-ō-l&oomacr;'sənt)
adj.
Characterized by allowing passage of x-rays or other radiation; not radiopaque.


ra'di·o·lu'cen·cy n.

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