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exoscopy

exoscopy noun: the microscopic examination of sand grains in order to determine their provenance.

Noun

exoscopy (uncountable)

  1. The microscopic examination of sand grains in order to determine their provenance

Origin of exoscopy

From exo- + -scopy.

Questions about exoscopy

What does exoscopy mean?
Exoscopy means the microscopic examination of sand grains in order to determine their provenance.
What part of speech is exoscopy?
Exoscopy is a noun.

Words near exoscopy in the dictionary

  1. exorsexist
  2. exoscience
  3. exoscope
  4. exoscopes
  5. exoscopic
  6. exoscopy
  7. exosemiosis
  8. exosemiotic
  9. exosemiotics
  10. exoserosis
  11. exosialidase

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