Definition of Kilorads

1. kilorad [n] - See also: kilorad

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kilorads

kilomoles
kilonewton
kilonewtons
kilonova
kiloohm
kiloohms
kiloparsec
kiloparsecs
kilopascal
kilopascals
kilopond
kiloponds
kilopound
kilopounds
kilorad
kilorads (current term)
kilorayleigh
kilorayleighs
kiloroentgen
kiloroentgens
kilos
kilosecond
kiloseconds
kilostere
kilosteres
kiloton
kilotons
kilovolt
kilovolt-ampere
kilovoltmeter

Literary usage of Kilorads

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The population was derived from soaked grains treated with 3.2 kilorads of gamma rays. The first and second internodes below the spike were reduced in ..."

2. The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program: Technology Profiles (1993)
"... the range of 100 to 4000 parts per billion in deionized water, the contaminants listed above can be decomposed at x-ray doses of less than 200 kilorads. ..."

3. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"Example: Papayas shipped from Hawaii would be treated with a minimum absorbed ionizing radiation dose of 15 kilorads. (This treatment schedule has USDA ..."

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