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microscopic

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


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To investigate, the researchers turned their attention to mitochondria, the microscopic structures responsible for supplying much of the energy that cells need to function.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Svetz cites camrips and microscopic theatrical windows as factors that have both hindered cinema and strengthened its unique selling points, and he’s completely right.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

The snails were seen feeding on diatoms, microscopic algae that grow on rock surfaces, and they also consumed fish food supplied by the researchers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

During the streak, he has thrown 51 innings and allowed just four earned runs, for a microscopic ERA of 0.71.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

It had been four years since he and Emilio Segre had crossed the Berkeley campus with a bucket of ether infused with microscopic quantities of plutonium and suspended from a long wooden pole.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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