dark ground illumination

NOUN
24 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

dark ground illumination is a valid 24-letter word worth 31 points in Scrabble and 40 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2A1R1K5G2R1O1U1N1D2I1L1L1U1M3I1N1A1T1I1O1N1
2 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =31 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 62TRIPLE WORD → 93
MEANING

What does dark ground illumination mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background.

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