Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microsample

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crosam-ple
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very tiny sample.

Example Sentences

"Theranos has acknowledged it was only running a limited number of tests on a microsample of blood using its finger-prick technology."

Etymology

From micro- + sample.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro-

Inflected Forms

microsamples (plural)

Questions

What does microsample mean?: A very tiny sample.
Where does microsample come from?: From micro- + sample.

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