microtechnique

noun mi·cro·tech·nique \ˌmī-krō-tek-ˈnēk\

Definition of MICROTECHNIQUE

: any of various methods of handling and preparing material for microscopic observation and study

mi·cro·tech·nique also mi·cro·tech·nic \-ˈtek-nik, -tek-ˈnēk\

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1892

Medical Dictionary

noun mi·cro·tech·nique \ˌmī-krō-tek-ˈnēk\

: any of various methods of handling and preparing material for microscopic observation and study

mi·cro·tech·nique also mi·cro·tech·nic \ˈmī-krō-ˌtek-nik, ˌmī-krō-tek-ˈnēk\

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