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micro·sphere (mī′krō sfir′)

noun

any of various minute globules, as the hollow particles used in making lighter plastics or a cell-like structure resembling a proteinoid

Etymology: micro- + -sphere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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