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sputtel

sputtel noun: a volume containing sputtered fragments of a molecule in a mass spectrometer.

Noun

sputtel (plural sputtels)

  1. A volume containing sputtered fragments of a molecule in a mass spectrometer

Forms of sputtel

pluralsputtels

Origin of sputtel

From sputter + pixel.

Questions about sputtel

What does sputtel mean?
Sputtel means a volume containing sputtered fragments of a molecule in a mass spectrometer.
What part of speech is sputtel?
Sputtel is a noun.
What is the plural of sputtel?
The plural of sputtel is sputtels.

Words near sputtel in the dictionary

  1. Sputnik weed
  2. Sputniked
  3. sputniks
  4. Sputore
  5. sputs
  6. sputtel
  7. sputtels
  8. sputter
  9. sputter coating
  10. sputter coatings
  11. sputter out

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