First Known Use: 1906
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ultramicroscope
noun ul·tra·mi·cro·scope \ˌəl-trə-ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp\
Definition of ULTRAMICROSCOPE
: an apparatus for making visible by scattered light particles too small to be perceived by an ordinary microscope
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Origin of ULTRAMICROSCOPE
back-formation from ultramicroscopic
Medical Dictionary
ultramicroscope
noun ul·tra·mi·cro·scope \ˌəl-trə-ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp\
Medical Definition of ULTRAMICROSCOPE
: an apparatus for making visible by scattered light particles too small to be perceived by the ordinary microscope—called also dark-field microscope
—ul·tra·mi·cros·co·py \-mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē\ noun, plural ul·tra·mi·cros·co·pies
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