X-ray spectrometer

noun

A device for analyzing the chemical composition of substances using the characteristic spectral lines produced by their interaction with X-rays.

Meanings

nounX-ray spectrometer (plural X-ray spectrometers)

plural X-ray spectrometers

  1. analytical chemistryA device for analyzing the chemical composition of substances using the characteristic spectral lines produced by their interaction with X-rays.

Translations

Finnish röntgenspektrometri
  • röntgenspektrometridevice used in analytical chemistry
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