electron micrograph

noun

: a micrograph made with an electron microscope
electron micrography noun

Examples of electron micrograph in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox virus particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024 This digitally colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed some of the comparative ultrastructural morphology between normal red blood cells (RBCs), and a sickle cell RBC (left) found in a blood specimen of an 18-year-old female patient with sickle cell anemia. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023 The beam can produce conventional transmission electron micrograph (TEM) images, but without additional steps for TEM’s staining or polymer fixation. IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2023 The general idea was not new: geologist Robert Folk of the University of Texas has for years claimed to see bacteria on electron micrographs of dolomite and other carbonate crystals. Rachel Preiser, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 See all Example Sentences for electron micrograph 

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Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electron micrograph was in 1934

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“Electron micrograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electron%20micrograph. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

electron micrograph

noun
: a micrograph made with an electron microscope
electron micrography noun
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