submicroscopic

submicroscopic
Too minute to be visible with a light microscope. SYN: amicroscopic, ultramicroscopic.

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sub·mi·cro·scop·ic .səb-.mī-krə-'skäp-ik adj too small to be seen in an ordinary light microscope <\submicroscopic particles> <\submicroscopic organization of a bacterium> compare MACROSCOPIC, MICROSCOPIC (2), ULTRAMICROSCOPIC (1)
sub·mi·cro·scop·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv

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sub·mi·cro·scop·ic (sub″mi-kro-skopґik) too small to be visible under the light microscope.

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  • submicroscopic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ too small to be seen by an ordinary light microscope …   English terms dictionary

  • submicroscopic — [sub΄mī krə skäp′ik] adj. too small to be seen through a microscope: see ULTRAMICROSCOPIC …   English World dictionary

  • submicroscopic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1905 1. too small to be seen in an ordinary light microscope 2. of, relating to, or dealing with the very minute < the submicroscopic world > • submicroscopically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • submicroscopic — adjective Smaller than microscopic, too small to be seen even with a microscope …   Wiktionary

  • submicroscopic — adj. not visible under a microscope, too small to be seen under a microscope …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • submicroscopic — sub·microscopic …   English syllables

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