fleck

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A nanoparticle is a fleck of material ranging in size approximately between 1 and 100 nanometers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024

When they dialed the pressure back up to as little as 0.3 gigapascals, the blue fleck turned pink as the electrical resistance plunged to zero.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2023

Downing, who lives in Austin, Texas, recalled once finding a nail baked into a tile; another time, she noticed a rogue blue fleck in white tile.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022

You can see almost all the way through, like a fleck of sunlight on the bottom of a swimming pool.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2022

Smother it under a cloak and the cloak took fire; slap at a fleck of it with your palm and your hand was aflame.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin