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beamstop

beamstop noun: any of several devices used in X-ray crystallography to avoid damage by X-rays.

Noun

beamstop (plural beamstops)

  1. Any of several devices used in X-ray crystallography to avoid damage by X-rays

Forms of beamstop

pluralbeamstops

Origin of beamstop

From beam + stop.

Questions about beamstop

What does beamstop mean?
Beamstop means any of several devices used in X-ray crystallography to avoid damage by X-rays.
What part of speech is beamstop?
Beamstop is a noun.
What is the plural of beamstop?
The plural of beamstop is beamstops.

Words near beamstop in the dictionary

  1. beamsplitters
  2. beamsplitting
  3. beamsteering
  4. beamster
  5. beamsters
  6. beamstop
  7. beamstops
  8. beamstrahlung
  9. beamtime
  10. beamtimes
  11. beamtrain

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