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  1. noun A unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to 100 ergs per gram or 0.01 joules per kilogram of irradiated material. It has been replaced as a standard scientific unit by the gray.
  2. adjective Slang Excellent; wonderful.
  3. abbreviation radian

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  1. r(adiation) a(bsorbed) d(ose).
  2. Short for radical.

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  1. from Middle English rad, from Icelandic hræddr = Swedish rädd = Danish ræd, afraid.
  2. Abbr. of radical.
  3. Latin rad(ius), ray.
 

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