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irradicable
[ ih-rad-i-kuh-buhl ]
/ ɪˈræd ɪ kə bəl /
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Origin of irradicable
1720–30; ir-2 + Latin rādīc(ārī) to grow roots, take root (taken incorrectly as “to root up”) + -able. See eradicable
OTHER WORDS FROM irradicable
ir·rad·i·ca·bly, adverbWords nearby irradicable
Irra, irradiance, irradiant, irradiate, irradiation, irradicable, irrational, irrationalism, irrationality, irrationalize, irrational number
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How to use irradicable in a sentence
They come with the spring of life, root deep into the heart, and cling with irradicable tenacity through life.
The Memories of Fifty Years|William H. Sparks