microscopic
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Zircon crystals can also preserve microscopic structures created by the intense pressures generated during an impact.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
"Physicists call this trait universality -- the messy, microscopic details wash out and only a few essential features survive," explains Jason Alicea, William K. Davis Professor of Theoretical Physics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Scabies is caused by microscopic mites burrowing under the skin and it spreads through close skin contact.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Researchers from DTU, the University of Copenhagen, University College London, and other institutions have developed a long, needle-thin brain electrode equipped with microscopic channels.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
We stood in the ruts of an old wagon track while Millard studied the map, turning it sideways, squinting at its microscopic markings.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing microscopic
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