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[ adjective ] of or relating to or used in microscopy
Synonyms Examples "microscopic analysis" "microscopical examination" Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)Microscopic studies of the gastrocnemius , pectoralis_major , transversus_abdominis , biceps_brachii , and diaphragm showed atrophy as_well_as varying degrees of injury ranging from swelling and vacuolization to focal necrosis of the muscle_fibers . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)Routine microscopic examinations were made of the mixed liquor as indicated by McKinney and Gram for the various types of protozoa . Microscopic examination of the effluent showed that minimum BOD occurred when the algae began to decrease with cold_weather . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] too small to be seen except under a microscope
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[ adjective ] extremely precise with great attention to details
Examples "examined it with microscopic care" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] infinitely or immeasurably small
Synonyms Examples "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm" "reduced to a microscopic scale" Related terms |
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