"microabrasive" meaning in English

See microabrasive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Medieval Latin abrāsīvusbor. English abrasive English microabrasive From micro- + abrasive. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|abrasive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Medieval Latin abrāsīvusbor. English abrasive English microabrasive [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "small", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "small", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μῑκρός", "gloss" : "small", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μῑκρο-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "micro-", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "abrāsīvus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "abrasive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "microabrasive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="microabrasive"> From micro- + abrasive. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} microabrasive (not comparable)
  1. producing microabrasion Tags: not-comparable
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Noun

Forms: microabrasives [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Medieval Latin abrāsīvusbor. English abrasive English microabrasive From micro- + abrasive. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|abrasive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Medieval Latin abrāsīvusbor. English abrasive English microabrasive [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "small", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "small", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μῑκρός", "gloss" : "small", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μῑκρο-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "micro-", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "abrāsīvus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "abrasive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "microabrasive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="microabrasive"> From micro- + abrasive. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microabrasive (plural microabrasives)
  1. A substance used to produce microabrasion.
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Inflected forms

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