microconstituent

[ mahy-kroh-kuhn-stich-oo-uhnt ]

noun
  1. a microscopically small constituent of a metal or alloy.

Origin of microconstituent

1
First recorded in 1900–05; micro- + constituent

Words Nearby microconstituent

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