"microencapsulation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microencapsulations [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + encapsulation. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|encapsulation|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + encapsulation., {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|encapsulation|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English encapsulation English microencapsulation From micro- + encapsulation. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} microencapsulation (countable and uncountable, plural microencapsulations)
  1. (chemistry) A process in which tiny capsules of one substance are embedded in another so as to be released when force is applied Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-microencapsulation-en-noun-0qHvv32H Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro- (very small), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro- (very small): 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 86 14 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. The encapsulation of small pieces of hazardous waste Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-microencapsulation-en-noun-ccfs0sC~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: macroencapsulation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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