xaser
nounEtymology Blend of X-ray + laser.
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Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction An X-ray laser.
- If we could produce a 'Xaser', could we also produce an image of a crystal structure?1970, Henry Lipson, Crystals and X-rays, page 190:
- Perhaps some day there will be an x-ray system — a xaser — although it will probably self-destruct on each operation.1978, Laser Focus, volume 14, numbers 7-12, page 57: