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mi•cro•a•nal•y•sis
(mī′krō ə nal′ə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses
mi•cro•an•a•lyst
(mī′krō an′l ist),USA pronunciation n.
mi•cro•an•a•lyt•i•cal
(mī′krō an′l it′i kəl),USA pronunciation mi′cro•an′a•lyt′ic, adj.
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(-sēz′).USA pronunciation
- Chemistrythe analysis of very small samples of substances.
- the detailed analysis of a sphere of behavior, as of human communication.
- 1855–60; micro- + analysis
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