tiny particle

collocation in English

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tiny
adjective
uk
/ˈtaɪ.ni/us
/ˈtaɪ.ni/
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 oftinyandparticlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Smoke from a fire is an example of a colloidal system in which tiny particles of solid float in air.
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Water molecules collect around the tiny particles (aerosols) from exhaust to form a cloud seed.
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The polyps also feed by capturing tiny particles using their tentacles.
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Tiny particles of the clay tend to attach to their bodies, disturbing and repelling them.
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However, because its effectiveness decreases with increasing size of the particle, this mechanism holds for very tiny particles only, such as single bacterial spores.
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After much experimentation, atinyparticleof dust was animated and the computer distributed that image throughout the entire shelf.
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Eachtinyparticleis thoroughly coated with a surfactant to inhibit clumping.
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That is the tiny particles of ash and dust that can be blown by the wind hundreds of miles from the explosion, and whose radioactivity makes them lethal.
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These are tiny particles of unburnt diesel.
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To try to intercept all of those tiny communications—a snowstorm of 100 million communications a day, all broken down into tiny particles—is not an easy task.
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The sea star moves these tiny particles, which are captured in mucus and swept to the mouth by ciliated tracts.
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Additionally, the fine threads that she consumes appear to have tiny particles of what may be minuscule insects and organic matter that may contain nutrition.
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Inhalation of tiny particles of infective material (aerosol) is believed to be the most significant means of exposure.
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This effect is most pronounced for tiny particles that are closer to the star.
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It had three sensors that could record the speed, energy, and direction of tiny particles: one each pointing up, east, and west.
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Nodules vary in size from tiny particles visible only under a microscope to large pellets more than 20cm in across.
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That is, it doesn't contain many minerals or electrolytes (tiny particles that help the electric current travel through the water and into the skin).
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These secondary filters can remove fumes, odors, vapor, mist, moisture, oil, and tiny particles from the air stream.
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He discovered that nylon is the best material for absorbing tiny particles.
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