beamstop

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noun
Definitions
  • (crystallography) Any of several devices used in X-ray crystallography to avoid damage by X-rays

Etymology

Compound from English beam (tree, keel, transmit matter information via a high-tech wireless mechanism) + English stop.

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English

stop

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