IRRADIATION — 11 letter word
irradiation
The word irradiation has 11 letters: I, R, R, A, D, I, A, T, I, O, N. It contains 6 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance".
11 letter word "irradiation": I R R A D I A T I O N — noun
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends: 13
Letter Analysis of irradiation
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 3 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
6 vowels, 5 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of irradiation
noun
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance Synonyms: radiotherapy
- (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
- the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
- (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
- a column of light (as from a beacon) Synonyms: ray, shaft, beam, beam of light, light beam
- the condition of being exposed to radiation