ROENTGEN

Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Rontgen, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen

(noun) German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)

roentgen

(noun) a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

roentgen (plural roentgens)

Alternative form of röntgen

Proper noun

Roentgen

Alternative form of Röntgen

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16 June 2025

WINEBERRY

(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits


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