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  2. Irradiation - Wikipedia

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    Irradiation is the process by which an object is exposed to radiation. An irradiator is a device used to expose an object to radiation, notably gamma radiation , for a variety of purposes. [ 1 ]

  3. List of religious slurs - Wikipedia

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    The portmanteau of the words 'Chus' and 'Muslim,' derived from 'chus' or 'chusna' (meaning 'to suck' in Hindi/Urdu), often used in internet forums and social media to mock or insult Indian Muslims. [76] Jihadi India: Muslims, especially fundamentalist Jihadists: Derives from jihad. [77] Kadrun: Indonesia: Islamic fundamentalism and reactionaries.

  4. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi पश्मीना, Urdu پشمينه, ultimately from Persian پشمينه. Punch from Hindi and Urdu panch پانچ, meaning "five". The drink was originally made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water, and tea or spices. [15] [16] The original drink was named paantsch. Pundit

  5. Hindustani vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Hindustani, also known as Hindi-Urdu, like all Indo-Aryan languages, has a core base of Sanskrit-derived vocabulary, which it gained through Prakrit. [1] As such the standardized registers of the Hindustani language (Hindi-Urdu) share a common vocabulary, especially on the colloquial level. [ 2 ]

  6. Solar energy - Wikipedia

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    Global map of horizontal irradiation [5] The Earth receives 174 petawatts (PW) of incoming solar radiation ( insolation ) at the upper atmosphere . [ 6 ] Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest, 122 PW, is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses.

  7. Radiation chemistry - Wikipedia

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    Radiation chemistry is a subdivision of nuclear chemistry which studies the chemical effects of ionizing radiation on matter. This is quite different from radiochemistry, as no radioactivity needs to be present in the material which is being chemically changed by the radiation.

  8. Solar irradiance - Wikipedia

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    Solar irradiation figures are used to plan the deployment of solar power systems. [40] In many countries, the figures can be obtained from an insolation map or from insolation tables that reflect data over the prior 30–50 years. Different solar power technologies are able to use different components of the total irradiation.

  9. Total body irradiation - Wikipedia

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    Total body irradiation (TBI) is a form of radiotherapy used primarily as part of the preparative regimen for haematopoietic stem cell (or bone marrow) transplantation. As the name implies, TBI involves irradiation of the entire body, though in modern practice the lungs are often partially shielded to lower the risk of radiation-induced lung ...