Microshell

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An extremely thin shell or hard coating.

    "Third, the thickness of the microshell is limited by the thin film deposition step that generally is in the range of a few micrometers."

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"Third, the thickness of the microshell is limited by the thin film deposition step that generally is in the range of a few micrometers."

Etymology

From micro- + shell.

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