Etymology

microarray

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Today it means: Any of several devices, containing a two-dimensional array of small quantities of biological material, used for various types of assay; the assay itself Full definition →

English array ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Englisharray
  6. English todaymicroarray

From micro- + array.

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