minima

noun

variants or minimums
Definition of minimanext
plural of minimum
as in minims

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  1. particles
  2. molecules
  3. vestiges
  4. atoms
Noun
  • The Barcelona study exposed the tiny plastic particles to human intestinal cells and found they were absorbed in large amounts by digestive cells that produce mucus, even making their way into the cells' nuclei, where the DNA is kept.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer—but not all tea is equally as dangerous.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of particles
Noun
  • By analyzing the composition of these molecules in the sediment layers deposited every year, the scientists were able to reconstruct a climate curve covering both the timing of the volcanic eruptions and the meteorite impact.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The structure of these molecules changes depending on the temperature of the environment the bacteria once lived in.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of molecules
Noun
  • Filled with vestiges of yesteryear, the Butte historic district is one of the largest in the country.
    Janie Osborne, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
  • There are Corinthian columns, vestiges of Roman baths, mosaics and a necropolis.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of vestiges
Noun
  • When researchers exposed tardigrades to the extreme cold, or things like sugar, salt or hydrogen peroxide, the animals began to produce free radicals, or oxygen atoms with an extra electron.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This idea builds on past knowledge that gold loves to form bonds with two or three sulfur atoms if given a chance.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of atoms
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