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microratchet

microratchet noun: a microscopic ratchet, typically formed from nanohairs.

Noun

microratchet (plural microratchets)

  1. A microscopic ratchet, typically formed from nanohairs

Forms of microratchet

pluralmicroratchets

Origin of microratchet

From micro- + ratchet.

Questions about microratchet

What does microratchet mean?
Microratchet means a microscopic ratchet, typically formed from nanohairs.
What part of speech is microratchet?
Microratchet is a noun.
What is the plural of microratchet?
The plural of microratchet is microratchets.

Words near microratchet in the dictionary

  1. microraptorian
  2. microraptorians
  3. microraptorine
  4. microraptorines
  5. microraptors
  6. microratchet
  7. microratchets
  8. microreaction
  9. microreactor
  10. microreactors
  11. microreader

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