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infrared microscope

n.

A microscope equipped with infrared transmitting optics and capable of measuring the infrared absorption of minute samples with the aid of photoelectric cells.

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Nearby words

  1. infraorder,
  2. infrapsychic,
  3. infrared,
  4. infrared astronomy,
  5. infrared galaxy,
  6. infrared photography,
  7. infrared radiation,
  8. infrared star,
  9. infrared telescope,
  10. infrasonic
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