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submicron

adjective

  1. less than 1 micrometer in size
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English micron English submicron From sub- + micron.

  1. Smaller than micron-scale

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English micron English submicron From sub- + micron.

  1. A unit smaller than a micron.