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x-ray crystallography

noun Crystallography.
  1. the determination of the structure of a crystal by the use of x-ray diffraction.
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Origin of x-ray crystallography

First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for x-ray crystallography

X-ray crystallography

noun
  1. the study and practice of determining the structure of a crystal by passing a beam of X-rays through it and observing and analysing the diffraction pattern produced
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x-ray crystallography in Science

x-ray crystallography

  1. The study of molecular structure by examining diffraction patterns made by x-rays beamed through a crystalline form of the molecules. X-ray crystallography is used extensively in biochemistry to examine the molecular structure of such molecules as proteins and DNA.
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