Microcharacter
//ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌkæɹəktə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A character, or distinguishing trait, observable via microscopy.
"The most important microcharacters involve spore size and shape and whether the spores are amyloid or non-amyloid, that is whether or not they turn blue in Melzer’s solution."
Example
More examples"The most important microcharacters involve spore size and shape and whether the spores are amyloid or non-amyloid, that is whether or not they turn blue in Melzer’s solution."
Etymology
From micro- (“revealed by microscopic examination”) + character (“a distinguishing feature of a taxon”).
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