roentgen

Other forms: roentgens

Definitions of roentgen
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    radioactivity unit
    a measure of radioactivity
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