deadly radiation

collocation in English

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deadly
adjective
uk
/ˈded.li/us
/ˈded.li/
likely to ...
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radiation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous ...
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(Definition ofdeadlyandradiationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They became radio-active stoves, and would have burned all living beings aboard them with invisible and painless butdeadlyradiation.
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Periodic reports show the steady southward progression of thedeadlyradiation.
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Buck dropped the rod without the polonium - there will be no explosion, but onlydeadlyradiationinstead.
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Why is the planet riddled withdeadlyradiation?
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A vast wave ofdeadlyradiationfloods the cave.
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Referring to his plasma output as solar fire, he can release this energy though his hands as blasts of searing heat,deadlyradiation, explosive concussive force, or simple flames.
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Although he apparently had succeeded in stopping most of thedeadlyradiationto reach humanity a strange fission wave reached around the world and changed all kryptonite into pure iron.
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Later it is revealed that it is to go critical and will spreaddeadlyradiationover many hundreds of miles (the aliens are immune to radiation).
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Archer soon surmises that everyone must take shelter in order to survive the storm'sdeadlyradiation.
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Caball boards the ship anyway, and prepares it for launch, during which he accidentally exposes himself to a dose ofdeadlyradiationwhile in the reactor room.
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