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Noun: powder technique
  1. A process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification
    - powder photography, powder method

Derived forms: powder techniques

Type of: photography

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