microstructure

noun mi·cro·struc·ture \ˈmī-krō-ˌstrək-chər\

Definition of MICROSTRUCTURE

: the microscopic structure of a material (as a mineral or a biological cell)

— mi·cro·struc·tur·al \ˌmī-krō-ˈstrək-chə-rəl, -ˈstrək-shrəl\ adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1881

Medical Dictionary

noun mi·cro·struc·ture \ˈmī-krō-ˌstrək-chər\

: microscopic structure (as of a cell)

—mi·cro·struc·tur·al \ˌmī-krō-ˈstrək-chə-rəl, -ˈstrək-shrəl\ adjective

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