"microenvironment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microenvironments [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + environment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|environment}} micro- + environment Head templates: {{en-noun}} microenvironment (plural microenvironments)
  1. A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area.
    (ecology) Synonym of microhabitat.
    Categories (topical): Ecology Synonyms: microhabitat [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-microenvironment-en-noun-nWoIzO2X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
  2. A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area.
    (biology) The very small environment in the immediate vicinity of an organism.
    Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-microenvironment-en-noun-JT4Dleow Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: microecology

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