x-ray microscope

n.

An instrument using x-rays to render a highly magnified image.

Nearby words

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, x-ray star, x-ray technician

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