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nanogray

nanogray noun: one billionth (10⁻⁹) of a gray.

Noun

nanogray (plural nanograys)

  1. One billionth (10⁻⁹) of a gray.
    • Highly sensitive LiF:Mg,Cu,P (MCP) detectors enable measurements of radiation doses from tens of nanograys up to a few kilograys, where the saturation of the signal of the main dosimetric peak occurs2013, Barbara Obryk, Katarzyna Skowrońska, Anna Sas-Bieniarz, Liliana Stolarczyk, Paweł Bilski, “High-dose high-temperature emission of LiF:Mg,Cu,P: Thermally and radiation induced loss & recovery of...

Forms of nanogray

pluralnanograys

Origin of nanogray

From nano- + gray.

Questions about nanogray

What does nanogray mean?
Nanogray means one billionth (10⁻⁹) of a gray.
What part of speech is nanogray?
Nanogray is a noun.
What is the plural of nanogray?
The plural of nanogray is nanograys.

Words near nanogray in the dictionary

  1. nanograsses
  2. nanograting
  3. nanogratings
  4. nanogravette
  5. nanogravettes
  6. nanogray
  7. nanograys
  8. nanogripper
  9. nanogrippers
  10. nanogroove
  11. nanogrooved

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