x-ray

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  1. noun A relatively high-energy photon having a wavelength in the approximate range from 0.01 to 10 nanometers.
  2. noun A stream of such photons, used for their penetrating power in radiography, radiology, radiotherapy, and scientific research. Often used in the plural. Also called roentgen ray.
  3. noun A photograph taken with x-rays.

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  • The whole range of the electromagnetic spectrum can be employed from x-ray absorption to NMR spectroscopies. —  AvaxHome RSS:
  • I don't proceed through the metal detector at security until the bin with the laptop is in the x-ray machine. —  tripso.com
  • Recent Developments in Fragment-Based Drug Discovery doi: 10.1021 / jm8000373 abbott abl astex at9283 aurora cdk2 fbdd jak2 le lle mass method methods nmr p38 ptp1b ribonuclease screening spec sunesis thrombin x-ray CiteULike organises scholarly (or academic) papers or literature and provides bibliographic (which means it makes bibliographies) for universities and higher education establishments. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Discovering novel ligands for macromolecules using X-ray crystallographic screening abbott abl astex at9283 aurora cdk2 fbdd jak2 le lle mass method methods nmr p38 ptp1b ribonuclease screening spec sunesis thrombin x-ray CiteULike organises scholarly (or academic) papers or literature and provides bibliographic (which means it makes bibliographies) for universities and higher education establishments. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • This compound demonstrated in vivo efficacy in mouse xenograft models and is currently under evaluation in phase I clinical trials. abbott abl astex at9283 aurora cdk2 fbdd jak2 le lle mass method methods nmr p38 ptp1b ribonuclease screening spec sunesis thrombin x-ray CiteULike organises scholarly (or academic) papers or literature and provides bibliographic (which means it makes bibliographies) for universities and higher education establishments. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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  1. From the fact that it was a previously unknown form of radiation when first discovered.
 

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