microbalance

American

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

noun

Chemistry.

a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.

microbalance British

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbæləns /

noun

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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microbalance

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

From The Breath of Life by John Burroughs

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