"microisland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microislands [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + island. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|island}} micro- + island Head templates: {{en-noun}} microisland (plural microislands)
  1. A very small island
    Sense id: en-microisland-en-noun-Q4xldcBx
  2. (biochemistry) A single cell used as a platform for biochemical research Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-microisland-en-noun-fIIOA5rf 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: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: micro-island

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