noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Chemical techniques for preparing, handling, and analyzing small quantities of chemical compounds, especially masses less than a milligram. uncountable
2. 2
   Chemical processes that take place in very small regions, such as on the grain boundaries of a metal. uncountable

Etymology

From micro- + chemistry.

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