irradicable
[ ih-rad-i-kuh-buhl ]
/ ɪˈræd ɪ kə bəl /
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adjective
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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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Example sentences from the Web for irradicable
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