microscopic
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Runners up in the competition included videos of a roundworm encountering a single-celled organism and microscopic jellyfish larvae suspended in droplets of water.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Their computations, which are in effect the switching on and off of microscopic silicon transistors that make up a chip, are actually silent.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The newly identified mechanism operates within the primary cilium, a microscopic antenna-shaped structure that extends from the surface of most cells in the body.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Phytoliths are microscopic silica structures that form within plant tissues and can survive long after the plants themselves have disappeared.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Rather, what we know is encoded in cells called neurons— microscopic electrochemical switching elements, typically a few hundredths of a millimeter across.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing microscopic
Cell Biology - Middle School
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