Etymology

röntgen

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German Röntgen
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röntgen · noun1

Named after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.

Röntgen · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromRöntgen
  2. German · borrowed fromRöntgen
  3. English todayRöntgen

Borrowed from German Röntgen.

Words from the same roots

GermanRöntgen all →

roentgenate

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