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POWDER TECHNIQUE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification
Synonyms:
powder method; powder photography; powder technique
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("powder technique" is a kind of...):
photography (the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces)
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