Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microsponge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crosponge
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collection of very small, spongelike particles, having a large porous surface, used for drug delivery.

noun

A small sponge.

Example Sentences

"[…] is dried with a microsponge just enough to reveal the previously made indentation."
"Some investigators recommend touching the corneal epithelium at the slit lamp with a microsponge applicator in patients with suspected loose epithelium."

Etymology

From micro- + sponge.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Inflected Forms

microsponges (plural)

Questions

What does microsponge mean?: A collection of very small, spongelike particles, having a large porous surface, used for drug delivery.
Where does microsponge come from?: From micro- + sponge.

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