In the mission era the primary products were wheat, corn and other products grown in the mission fields, fruit (primarily in the south) and products made from cattle and sheep. The most lucrative product was a dried cattle hide, called Yankee Dollars.
In addition, irradiation is widely used to sterilize a variety of medical and household products, such as joint implants, band-aids, baby pacifiers, cosmetic ingredients, wine and bottle corks, and food packaging materials.o. Irradiation is equivalent to pasteurization for solid foods, but it is not the same as sterilization. Food irradiation can be an important tool in the war against illness and death from foodborne diseases. But it is not a substitute for comprehensive food safety programs throughout the food distribution system.
The noun IRRADIATION has 6 senses: 1. the condition of being exposed to radiation. 2. a column of light (as from a beacon). 3. (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex. 4. the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background. 5.yponyms (each of the following is a kind of irradiation): heat ray (a ray that produces a thermal effect). high beam (the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination). moon ray; moon-ray; moonbeam (a ray of moonlight).