microscopic particles

collocation in English

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microscopic
adjective
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/ˌmaɪ.krəˈskɒp.ɪk/us
/ˌmaɪ.krəˈskɑː.pɪk/
sciencespecialized
very small and only able to be seen with ...
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particle
noun
uk
/ˈpɑː.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈpɑːr.t̬ə.kəl/
a word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or ...
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A modern microprocessor is an incredibly complicated device that can be destroyed during production by no more than a single airbornemicroscopicparticle.
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A well-controlled laser beam can be exactly positioned to scatter off amicroscopicparticlewith a deterministic outcome, for instance.
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The first is that the injected beam contains microscopic particles (pellets), which penetrate deeper into the plasma than the atoms.
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But these microscopic particles, having radii of order 1-10 m, are still essentially macroscopic, so that these results do not answer the crucial question.
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Analysis and modelling for coagulation or agglomeration into microscopic particles are presented.
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He believed that this food could be easily contaminated by the microscopic particles of metal substance in the solution.
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These organisms are present in aerosols, the microscopic particles of fluid liberated into the atmosphere when certain common laboratory experiments are carried out.
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Consumers have a right to be informed about nanotechnologies and to know that a specific substance contains particularly small, even microscopic particles.
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Aqua metals are created through a proprietary process that breaks down metals into microscopic particles dispersed in water, creating a hydro-colloidal metal.
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Asbestos has microscopic particles that dispersed into the atmosphere and contributed to illnesses among workers and individuals living near the mines.
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The water vapor attaches itself to condensation nuclei which can be anything from dust to microscopic particles of salt and debris.
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However, it is an empirical fact that microscopic particles of the same species have completely equivalent physical properties.
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Fining agents are used during winemaking to remove tannins, reduce astringency and remove microscopic particles that could cloud the wines.
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When a person with measles coughs or sneezes, he releases microscopic particles into the air.
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Commonly these products deposit as microscopic particles in the skin, in effect a dark pigment.
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Barnacles are higher still and feed on microscopic particles.
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For example, microscopic particles of silica called phytoliths can be found in grasses and other plants.
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These microscopic particles move and grow when heated to form the photographic image itself.
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