X-ray crystallography

<investigation> A technique of determining the three-dimensional structure of a molecule by analysing the X-ray diffraction patterns of crystals made up of the molecule in question.

(06 May 1997)


Terms mentioned in text: investigation, technique, structure, molecule, x-ray diffraction, patterns, crystals
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