"ultrastructure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ultrastructures [plural]
Etymology: ultra- + structure Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ultra|structure}} ultra- + structure Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ultrastructure (countable and uncountable, plural ultrastructures)
  1. (biology) The fine, detailed structure of a biological specimen that can only be observed by electron microscopy Wikipedia link: ultrastructure Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: nanostructure, ultra-structure Derived forms: ultrastructural, ultrastructurally, ultrastructured Related terms: superstructure, hyperstructure, substructure, infrastructure, ultramorphology Translations (detailed structure observable only by electron microscopy): hienorakenne (Finnish), Ultrastruktur [feminine] (German), ультрақұрылым (ultraqūrylym) (Kazakh), 초미세구조 (chomisegujo) (Korean), ultraestructura [feminine] (Spanish), ultrastruktur (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ultrastructure-en-noun-PkUXNbwh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ultra- Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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