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millipore

millipore noun: any of several filters, made from cellulose acetate membranes, capable of removing very small particles.

Noun

millipore (plural millipores)

  1. Any of several filters, made from cellulose acetate membranes, capable of removing very small particles.
    • Because of its use in cloud seeding it is important to know whether millipores can detect silver iodide.1965, Proceedings of the International Conference on Cloud Physics, May 24 - June 1, 1965, page 124
    • Calcium ions are present in this fluid. The millipores within the enamel contain this electrolyte , separated by the positive and negative poles; the cathode is the outer enamel, and the anode is the internal enamel.1984, Lloyd Baum, Richard B. McCoy, Advanced Restorative Dentistry, page 10

Forms of millipore

pluralmillipores

Origin of millipore

From milli- + pore, originally a trademark.

Questions about millipore

What does millipore mean?
Millipore means any of several filters, made from cellulose acetate membranes, capable of removing very small particles.
What part of speech is millipore?
Millipore is a noun.
What is the plural of millipore?
The plural of millipore is millipores.

Words near millipore in the dictionary

  1. milliphots
  2. millipoise
  3. millipoises
  4. millipolarisation
  5. millipolarization
  6. millipore
  7. millipores
  8. milliprobe
  9. milliprobes
  10. millirad
  11. milliradian

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