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sideroscope

sideroscope noun: an instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a delicate assembly of magnetic needles.

Noun

sideroscope (plural sideroscopes)

  1. (historical) An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a delicate assembly of magnetic needles.

Forms of sideroscope

pluralsideroscopes

Origin of sideroscope

From sidero- + -scope.

Questions about sideroscope

What does sideroscope mean?
Sideroscope means an instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a delicate assembly of magnetic needles.
What part of speech is sideroscope?
Sideroscope is a noun.
What is the plural of sideroscope?
The plural of sideroscope is sideroscopes.

Words near sideroscope in the dictionary

  1. siderophoric
  2. siderophyllite
  3. siderophyllites
  4. siderophyre
  5. siderophyres
  6. sideroscope
  7. sideroscopes
  8. sideroses
  9. siderosis
  10. siderosome
  11. siderosomes

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