microtechnique

noun

mi·​cro·​tech·​nique ˌmī-krō-tek-ˈnēk 

variants or less commonly microtechnic

ˌmī-krō-ˈtek-nik 

-tek-ˈnēk

: any of various methods of handling and preparing material for microscopic observation and study

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

microtechnique

noun

mi·​cro·​tech·​nique ˌmī-krō-tek-ˈnēk 

variants also microtechnic

ˈmī-krō-ˌtek-nik  ˌmī-krō-tek-ˈnēk 

: any of various methods of handling and preparing material for microscopic observation and study