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microsample

microsample noun: a very tiny sample.

Noun

microsample (plural microsamples)

  1. A very tiny sample.
    • Theranos has acknowledged it was only running a limited number of tests on a microsample of blood using its finger-prick technology.2015 October 29, James B. Stewart, “The Narrative Frays for Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2021

Forms of microsample

pluralmicrosamples

Origin of microsample

From micro- + sample.

Questions about microsample

What does microsample mean?
Microsample means a very tiny sample.
What part of speech is microsample?
Microsample is a noun.
What is the plural of microsample?
The plural of microsample is microsamples.

Words near microsample in the dictionary

  1. microsaccade
  2. microsaccades
  3. microsaccadic
  4. microsafe
  5. microsaltatory
  6. microsample
  7. microsampler
  8. microsamplers
  9. microsamples
  10. microsampling
  11. microsat

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