oscilloclast

Noun

Meaning

oscilloclast (plural oscilloclasts)

(pseudoscience, historical) A device that was supposed to diagnose cancer from tissue samples.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

radioclast

Examples

DeVries not only restored the oscilloclast to working order, but developed a transistorized version for his client which he called a "pulsed oscillator". Source: Internet

Rider and Company. p. 248. "After the death of Dr. Abrams in 1924 it was proved that he was a faker, and that the claims he had made for his "oscilloclast" were absurd. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

oscillatory motion oscillatory reaction oscillaxanthin oscillogenesis oscillogram oscillograph