microstructure
noun
mi·cro·struc·ture
ˈmī-krō-ˌstrək-chər 
: the microscopic structure of a material (such as a mineral or a biological cell)
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The creature was an early common ancestor of platypuses and echidnas and the scientists used advanced scanning techniques to take a look at the bone's internal microstructure.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
The mazes are a way to picture a black hole’s microstructure—its minuscule quantum makeup.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
The team found that just one to two units of alcohol a day reduced overall brain volume and gray matter volumes across a number of areas, and microstructures in the white matter.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
This method gave further insights into the armor’s microstructure.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
The mazes are a way to picture a black hole’s microstructure—its minuscule quantum makeup.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
The team found that just one to two units of alcohol a day reduced overall brain volume and gray matter volumes across a number of areas, and microstructures in the white matter.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
This method gave further insights into the armor’s microstructure.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Microstructure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microstructure. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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