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x-ray absorbing filter
A window made of glass containing a high percentage of lead or other dense material known to absorb x-rays readily.
dilution
In chemistry, the addition of an inert substance to reduce the concentration of a species. In colorimetry, addition of white...
electric-discharge lamp
A lamp that uses the transmission of an electric current through a gas or vapor to produce illumination. Neon, mercury and...
secondary fluorescence
Fluorescence produced by a material that has been treated with a dilute solution of fluorescing material.
piezo-optical transducer
A structure consisting of a thin film of liquid crystal sandwiched between light-polarizing filters that have received a...
hydrophilic
Hydrophilic is a term used to describe substances or materials that have an affinity for water. The word hydrophilic comes...
dilation
In image processing, a morphology operator in which a structuring element or probe of a particular shape is moved over the...
dilatometer
An instrument used to measure expansion of solids, liquids and gases.
hydrophobic
Hydrophobic is a term used to describe substances or materials that repel or do not readily interact with water. The word...
closing
In morphological image processing, a series of dilations followed by the same number of erosions.
test glass
A transparent block shaped accurately to reverse curvatures of the components it is used to test. By contacting an...
silicon dioxide
An abundant material found in the form of quartz and agate and as one of the major constituents of sand. The silicates of...
coumarin 314T
An efficient, readily soluble blue-green laser dye.
Iceland spar
Also called calcite. A natural hexagonal crystal of calcium carbonate. It cleaves readily into rhomboids useful in the study...
filovirus
Filoviruses are a family of viruses that are responsible for severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fevers in humans and...
opening
In morphological image processing, a series of erosions followed by the same number of dilations.
morphological processing
A set of algorithms used to study the structural and spatial characteristics of objects in a digitized image for...

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