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XRD

XRD is the initialism of X-ray diffraction.

Meaning of X-ray diffraction

Noun

X-ray diffraction (countable and uncountable, plural X-ray diffractions)

  1. The scattering of X-rays by the regular lattice of atoms or molecules in a crystal.
  2. The diffraction pattern so obtained.
  3. (analytical chemistry) The technique of using such patterns to determine that geometry of a crystal, or the arrangements of atoms in a molecule; X-ray crystallography.

Questions about XRD

What is XRD the initialism of?
XRD is the initialism of X-ray diffraction.

Words near XRD in the dictionary

  1. xrayed
  2. xraying
  3. xrays
  4. XRCD
  5. XRCT
  6. XRD
  7. XRF
  8. XRG
  9. XRI
  10. XRIs
  11. XRR

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