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microbrush

microbrush noun: a very small brush, especially a very small toothbrush used in dentistry.

Noun

microbrush (plural microbrushes)

  1. A very small brush, especially a very small toothbrush used in dentistry
    • For Scotchbond, first, a primer (10 μL) was applied to the dentin surface using a microbrush, and after 30 s, the surface was dried by gentle air-blowing.2015 July 15, Sang-Bae Lee et al., “Catechol-Functionalized Synthetic Polymer as a Dental Adhesive to Contaminated Dentin Surface for a Composite Restoration”, in Biomacromolecules, volume 16, →DOI

Forms of microbrush

pluralmicrobrushes

Origin of microbrush

From micro- + brush.

Questions about microbrush

What does microbrush mean?
Microbrush means a very small brush, especially a very small toothbrush used in dentistry.
What part of speech is microbrush?
Microbrush is a noun.
What is the plural of microbrush?
The plural of microbrush is microbrushes.

Words near microbrush in the dictionary

  1. microbroadcasting
  2. microbroadcasts
  3. microbroth
  4. microbrowser
  5. microbrowsers
  6. microbrush
  7. microbrushes
  8. microbubble
  9. microbubbles
  10. microbud
  11. microbudget

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