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X ray

[eks-ray] / ˈɛksˌreɪ /


x-ray


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To understand how that feature changes RNA's behavior, the researchers used temperature controlled microscopy, small angle X ray scattering and molecular dynamics simulations performed by the Joseph group.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

These X ray scans allow scientists to examine the physical structure and form of insects, an area of research known as morphology.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

And there can be a bleakness to the light; it’s like an X ray, penetrating everything.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 15, 2014

It is only the X ray that can tell us the internal arrangement of the crystal.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 28, 2012

The resident sent us down for a chest X ray.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Fontaine examines the x-ray of his broken leg while in hospital in 1962.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

With this protection, the carbene becomes stable enough for detailed analysis using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and x-ray crystallography, offering clear evidence that such molecules can exist in water.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2026

"I don't see an ICE agent looking at an x-ray machine, because you're not trained in that," he said on CNN's "State of the Union."

From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026

A technical take is more like an x-ray that might pinpoint unhealthy symptoms a bit sooner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

But I’m pretty certain my mom has x-ray vision.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed


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