SKIATRON

Etymology

Noun

skiatron (plural skiatrons)

A kind of cathode ray tube that replaces the conventional light-emitting phosphor layer on the face of the tube screen with a scotophor such as potassium chloride.

Anagrams

• K rations, K-rations, Koranist, konistra

Source: Wiktionary



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