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millimicron

[ mil-uh-mahy-kron ]
/ ˈmɪl əˌmaɪ krɒn /
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noun, plural mil·li·mi·crons, mil·li·mi·cra [mil-uh-mahy-kruh]. /ˈmɪl əˌmaɪ krə/.
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron; one-billionth of a meter. Symbol: mμ
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Origin of millimicron

First recorded in 1900–05; milli- + micron
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British Dictionary definitions for millimicron

millimicron
/ (ˈmɪlɪˌmaɪkrɒn) /

noun
an obsolete name for a nanometre; one millionth of a millimetre
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Medical definitions for millimicron

millimicron
[ mĭlə-mī′krŏn ]

n.
A unit of length that is equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a micrometer or one billionth (10-9) of a meter; nanometer.
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