proton microscope

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a powerful type of microscope that uses a beam of protons, giving high resolution and sharp contrast

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Words nearby proton microscope

protomorphic, proton, protonema, protonic, Protonix, proton microscope, proton number, Proto-Norse, protonotary, proton-proton chain, proton pump inhibitor

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How to use proton microscope in a sentence

Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen containing a proton and neutron in its nucleus, while normal hydrogen has only a proton.
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Were you being extra picky in the wake of Twilight because you knew you were under the microscope?
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You have the atom, which has the neutron, the electron, the proton.
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There was the aforementioned man in a lab coat sitting at a microscope.
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In the 1970s, no microscope was needed to see neck and spine injuries among players of all levels were escalating fast.
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Crystals of urea nitrate or oxalate (Fig. 19) will soon appear and can be recognized with the microscope.
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In both conditions chemic tests will show hemoglobin, but in the latter the microscope will reveal the presence of red corpuscles.
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The microscope commonly shows sarcin, bacteria, and great numbers of yeast-cells.
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This is placed upon the stage of the microscope, and one of the projecting ends is heated with a small flame.
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A grain—requiring to be picked out with a pin and microscope—of truth, with a bushel of bunkum or cant.
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