microabrade

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verb

To abrade microscopically; to make a microabrasion on.

OriginEnglish abrade ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? →
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Meanings

verbmicroabrade (third-person singular simple present microabrades, present participle microabrading, simple past and past participle microabraded)

present singular third person microabrades · participle present microabrading · participle past microabraded · past microabraded

  1. transitiveTo abrade microscopically; to make a microabrasion on.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Englishabrade
  6. Englishmicroabrade

From micro- + abrade.

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APA

microabrade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microabrade

MLA

“microabrade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microabrade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microabrade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microabrade.

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