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ultramicroscopic

British  
/ ˌʌltrəˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk, ˌʌltrəmaɪˈkrɒskəpɪ /

adjective

  1. too small to be seen with an optical microscope

  2. of or relating to an ultramicroscope

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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

Blumberg found the cause to be an ultramicroscopic viruslike particle.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are organic chemical compounds in the blood stream, in units of ultramicroscopic size.

From Time Magazine Archive

Felix d'Herelle thinks the bacteriophage is an ultramicroscopic living organism which is parasitic in bacteria and reproduces itself.

From Time Magazine Archive

The most ultramicroscopic activities of the molecules and atoms in the highest nerve cells and nerve tissues are dominated.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.