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Meaning of word roentgen from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A unit of radiation exposure. The dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air.

Synonyms : r

Meaning : German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923).

Synonyms : rontgen, wilhelm konrad roentgen, wilhelm konrad rontgen

blow up (verb)
Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.

guff (noun)
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements).

precursor (noun)
A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction).

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

with child (adjective)
In an advanced stage of pregnancy.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

ordnance store (noun)
Military supplies.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

telescope (verb)
Crush together or collapse.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.