microabrasion

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noun

A microscopic abrasion.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounmicroabrasion (countable and uncountable, plural microabrasions)

plural microabrasions

  1. countableuncountableA microscopic abrasion.

Origin

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

From micro- + abrasion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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