submicroscopic

[ suhb-mahy-kruh-skop-ik ]

adjective

too small to be seen through a microscope.

Origin of submicroscopic

sub- + microscopic

Sometimes sub·mi·cro·scop·i·cal .

Other words from submicroscopic

sub·mi·cro·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby submicroscopic

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How to use submicroscopic in a sentence

Very few, if any, higher life forms existed that did not have some sort of submicroscopic parasite afflicting them.
Star Surgeon | Alan Nourse
In any case, a microscope would have done Brown little good in trying to detect the submicroscopic beings of the Rell.
The Hitch Hikers | Vernon L. McCain
These colloid substances have a submicroscopic or micellian structure; they are web-like, porous and absorb water eagerly.
The Natural History of Clay | Alfred B. Searle

British Dictionary definitions for submicroscopic

submicroscopic

/ (ˌsʌbmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk) /

adjective

too small to be seen through an optical microscope

Derived forms of submicroscopic

submicroscopically, adverb

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