microabrasive

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adjective

producing microabrasion

OriginEnglish abrasive ← Medieval Latin abrāsīvus ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) →
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Meanings

adjectivemicroabrasive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableproducing microabrasion
nounmicroabrasive (plural microabrasives)

plural microabrasives

  1. A substance used to produce microabrasion.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Medieval Latinabrāsīvus
  6. Englishabrasive
  7. Englishmicroabrasive

From micro- + abrasive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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