microscopic
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These workers are developing silicosis, a condition in which microscopic silica dust contained in the stone slabs they grind and polish is cutting up the inside of their lungs until the organs fail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The microscopic organisms can look like blue-green paint, scum or greenish-brown discolouration.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
They miraculously win a ton of games in spite of microscopic budgets and rosters largely devoid of household names.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Grain growth occurs when the microscopic crystals inside a material become larger, which can change its hardness and mechanical performance.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Everything was waving in the current, feeding on microscopic plankton, growing bigger by the minute.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing microscopic
Cell Biology - Middle School
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