CATHODOGRAPH

Etymology

Noun

cathodograph (plural cathodographs)

(physics, archaic) An X-ray image; a radiograph.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*thod"o*graph, n. Also Ca*thod"e*graph. [Cathode + -graph.] (Physics)

Definition: A picture produced by the Röntgen rays; a radiograph.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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