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cryptoscope

cryptoscope noun: a fluorescent screen used in early radiography.

Noun

cryptoscope (plural cryptoscopes)

  1. A fluorescent screen used in early radiography.

Forms of cryptoscope

pluralcryptoscopes

Origin of cryptoscope

From crypto- + -scope.

Questions about cryptoscope

What does cryptoscope mean?
Cryptoscope means a fluorescent screen used in early radiography.
What part of speech is cryptoscope?
Cryptoscope is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptoscope?
The plural of cryptoscope is cryptoscopes.

Words near cryptoscope in the dictionary

  1. cryptorheic
  2. cryptorheism
  3. cryptorhynchine
  4. cryptorhynchines
  5. cryptos
  6. cryptoscope
  7. cryptoscopes
  8. cryptoscopic
  9. cryptoscopy
  10. cryptosecurity
  11. cryptosexist

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