microconstituent

noun

A microscopic constituent.

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Meanings

nounmicroconstituent (plural microconstituents)

plural microconstituents

  1. A microscopic constituent.

    I don’t know if bottled water protects us from those microconstituents, but I do know that I want to be able to choose whether or not to drink water from the tap.

    2007 August 22, “Yes, Tap Water Is Plentiful, but Is It Fit to Drink? (4 Letters)”, in New York Times

Origin

From micro- + constituent.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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