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grenz ray

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
gren-z ray
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ultrasoft X-ray used in treating various skin diseases.

Etymology

From German Grenz (“border”) (since the effects were thought to be on the border between ultraviolet light and traditional X-rays) + ray.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

grenz rays (plural)

Questions

What does grenz ray mean?
An ultrasoft X-ray used in treating various skin diseases.
Where does grenz ray come from?
It is traced to German.

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