x-ray crystallography

noun Crystallography.

the determination of the structure of a crystal by the use of x-ray diffraction.

Nearby words

x-ray, x-ray astronomy, x-ray binary, x-ray binary star, x-ray burster, x-ray crystallography, x-ray diffraction, x-ray microscope, x-ray photograph, x-ray spectrometer, x-ray spectrometry

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

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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Science definitions for x-ray crystallography

x-ray crystallography

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.