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microbalance

American  
[mahy-kruh-bal-uhns] / ˈmaɪ krəˌbæl əns /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.

microbalance British  
/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbæləns /

noun

  1. a precision balance designed to weigh quantities between 10 –6 and 10 –9 kilogram

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Etymology

Origin of microbalance

First recorded in 1900–05; micro- + balance

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Its "microbalance" can estimate "the difference of weight of the order of the millionth of a milligram."

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