XERORADIOGRAPHY

xeroradiography

(noun) radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

xeroradiography (usually uncountable, plural xeroradiographies)

A method of X-ray photography which uses an electrically charged metal plate instead of film.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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