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scintillator

Syllables: scin·til·lat·orUK/ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtə(ɹ)/US/ˌsɪntəˈleɪtəɹ/

scintillator noun: any substance that glows under the action of photons or other high-energy particles.

Noun

scintillator (plural scintillators)

  1. Any substance that glows under the action of photons or other high-energy particles

Forms of scintillator

pluralscintillators

Origin of scintillator

From scintillate + -or.

Questions about scintillator

What does scintillator mean?
Scintillator means any substance that glows under the action of photons or other high-energy particles.
What part of speech is scintillator?
Scintillator is a noun.
How do you pronounce scintillator?
Scintillator is pronounced /ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of scintillator?
The plural of scintillator is scintillators.

Words near scintillator in the dictionary

  1. scintillation spectrometer
  2. scintillation spectrometers
  3. scintillation vial
  4. scintillation vials
  5. scintillations
  6. scintillator
  7. scintillators
  8. scintillescence
  9. scintillescent
  10. scintillite
  11. scintillites

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