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microscopic

[mahy-kruh-skop-ik] / ˌmaɪ krəˈskɒp ɪk /


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Their vivid blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

With his longtime co-author, Ken Bowden, he tells his story with sincerity—and in microscopic detail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

A team of environmental and public health scientists is raising concerns about a largely overlooked group of microscopic organisms that may pose a growing danger worldwide: free living amoebae.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Month after month, staffers have to pore over microscopic changes to SSI beneficiaries’ living arrangements and family members’ incomes and assets.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

My skin buzzed, like it was crawling with microscopic organisms that had been accumulating steadily since my last shower weeks ago.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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