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Science Fiction Dictionary: Ideas, Terms and Technology
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| Device Name | Book/Story | Author | Date |
| X Gun (X-Beam Projector) A device that projected soft x-rays into small planetoids to determine their composition. |
Diamond Planetoid | Giles | 1937 |
| Xenephrene Interstellar World A planet not attached to a solar system. |
A Brand New World | Cummings | 1942 |
| Xixtline Venusian drug provides a rejuvenate effect. |
Parasite Planet | Weinbaum | 1935 |
| XV Allows anyone to directly experience another person's conscious awareness. |
Mother of Storms | Barnes | 1994 |
| XV Wedge A piece of entertainment that consists of edited real experience. |
Mother of Storms | Barnes | 1994 |
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