minute particles

collocation in English

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minute
adjective
uk
/maɪˈnjuːt/us
/maɪˈnuːt/
extremely ...
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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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(Definition ofminuteandparticlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These minute particles get into the recesses of the lungs.
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Can we be certain that no harm can come from extremely minute particles of asbestos below the regulation size?
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The lead emissions of exhaust gases are particularly dangerous in this respect since they occur in the form of minute particles which reach the pulmonary tract in respired air.
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Virus spores in the ground are blown into the atmosphere by the storms with the minute particles then acting like urban smog or acid rain.
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The larval case is about 3 mm, long, oval, of white silk covered with minute particles of sand and dirt.
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The brahmajyoti is a combination of the minute particles known as spiritual sparks, or the living entities known as chitkana.
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The nucleus was often completely filled with minute particles and often was distended.
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They live in a larval case which has the form of a bag-shaped structure covered with minute particles of sand intricately woven with silk.
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Mere mechanical movement is not adequate and sufficient to fulfill the proper coating of minute particles.
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Incoming particles such as bacteria, viruses, diatoms and minute particles of organic debris lodge in the increasingly narrow channels, and are phagocytosed by cells in the channel wall.
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It can only cope with the most minute particles and the polyps may be able to capture the bigger food items wafted along in the current.
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