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microsponge

microsponge noun: a collection of very small, spongelike particles, having a large porous surface, used for drug delivery.

Noun

microsponge (plural microsponges)

  1. A collection of very small, spongelike particles, having a large porous surface, used for drug delivery.
  2. A small sponge.
    • […] is dried with a microsponge just enough to reveal the previously made indentation.1985, Donald R. Sanders, Robert F. Hofmann, Refractive surgery: a text of radial keratotomy, page 132
    • Some investigators recommend touching the corneal epithelium at the slit lamp with a microsponge applicator in patients with suspected loose epithelium.2002, Dimitri T. Azar, Douglas Koch, LASIK (Laser in Situ Keratomileusis): Fundamentals, Surgical Techniques, and Complications

Forms of microsponge

pluralmicrosponges

Origin of microsponge

From micro- + sponge.

Questions about microsponge

What does microsponge mean?
Microsponge means a collection of very small, spongelike particles, having a large porous surface, used for drug delivery.
What part of speech is microsponge?
Microsponge is a noun.
What is the plural of microsponge?
The plural of microsponge is microsponges.

Words near microsponge in the dictionary

  1. microspirometers
  2. microspirometry
  3. microsplanchnic
  4. microsplenia
  5. microsplenic
  6. microsponge
  7. microsponges
  8. microsporange
  9. microsporanges
  10. microsporangia
  11. microsporangial

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