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microbalance

[ mahy-kruh-bal-uhns ]
/ ˈmaɪ krəˌbæl əns /
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noun Chemistry.
a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
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Origin of microbalance

First recorded in 1900–05; micro- + balance

Words nearby microbalance

microanalysis, microanatomy, microangiopathy, microarray, microbacteria, microbalance, microbar, microbarogram, microbarograph, microbe, microbead
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How to use microbalance in a sentence

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

    The Breath of Life|John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for microbalance

microbalance
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbæləns) /
noun
a precision balance designed to weigh quantities between 10 –6 and 10 –9 kilogram
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