ultramicroscopic
Britishadjective
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too small to be seen with an optical microscope
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of or relating to an ultramicroscope
Other Word Forms
- ultramicroscopy noun
Example Sentences
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Its predictions are stunningly accurate, and its power to grasp the unseen ultramicroscopic world has brought us modern marvels.
From New York Times • May 8, 2018
The increased understanding of ultramicroscopic cellular activities has led to the development of new drugs for a wide variety of disorders, including heart disease.
From Time Magazine Archive
It probably belongs therefore to the class of ultramicroscopic organisms called filterable viri.
From Time Magazine Archive
Blumberg found the cause to be an ultramicroscopic viruslike particle.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another of the ultramicroscopic microbes is perhaps the cause of influenza which carried off in a few months more victims among young people than the greatest war in human history did in over four years.
From Religion And Health by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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