microscopic
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Ms. Frizzle often shrank her steel steed and its occupants to microscopic sizes so they could explore places they’d never seen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Dew gathers on their skin and is channelled towards their mouths through microscopic grooves, while their tongues can also collect fog water condensed on plants, sand and rocks.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
That preference allows the engineered bacteria to function as microscopic drug factories inside tumors.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
These tiny machines are around 50 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair, bringing researchers closer to the long-pursued goal of interacting directly with the microscopic world.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
The cross and heart were very tiny and made with microscopic stitches.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Vocabulary lists containing microscopic
Cell Biology - Middle School
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Cell Biology - High School
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