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millionfold

American  
[mil-yuhn-fohld] / ˈmɪl yənˈfoʊld /

adjective

  1. comprising a million parts or members.

  2. a million times as great or as much.

    a millionfold increase.


adverb

  1. in a millionfold measure.

Etymology

Origin of millionfold

First recorded in 1860–65; million + -fold

Example Sentences

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These efforts yielded a suite of new technologies that reduced the cost of DNA sequencing by more than a millionfold.

From Scientific American • Mar. 31, 2022

It’s a progression that promises to lower the cost of gene synthesis a millionfold and make it accessible to ever more researchers and useful in ever more experiments and applications.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

If we can only replicate the effect a millionfold across Europe, well … I'd have a cup of tea on that.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2013

The President of the U.S., as head of a family of 162 million and a leading figure in the neighborhood of nations, has similar headaches, multiplied a millionfold.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the complex millionfold division of the cells.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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