micromold

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ mold

Noun[edit]

micromold (plural micromolds)

  1. A very small mold (hollow form) used to make microparticles
    • 2015 August 5, Caitlin Cole et al., “Arum Palaestinum with isovanillin, linolenic acid and β-sitosterol inhibits prostate cancer spheroids and reduces the growth rate of prostate tumors in mice”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine[1], volume 15, →DOI:
      Methods for fabrication of the micromold and loading cultured cells into the micromold plate have been published previously [ 12, 13 ].

Verb[edit]

micromold (third-person singular simple present micromolds, present participle micromolding, simple past and past participle micromolded)

  1. To use such a mold to make microparticles

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