microelectrode

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noun

A very small, fine electrode, most often used to study the electrical behaviour of biological cells or tissues.

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Meanings

nounmicroelectrode (plural microelectrodes)

plural microelectrodes

  1. A very small, fine electrode, most often used to study the electrical behaviour of biological cells or tissues.

Origin

From micro- + electrode.

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Translations

French microélectrode
  • microélectrodesmall electrode
German Mikroelektrode
  • Mikroelektrodesmall electrode
Italian microelettrodo
  • microelettrodosmall electrode
Portuguese microeletrodo
  • microeletrodosmall electrode
Spanish microelectrodo
  • microelectrodosmall electrode
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APA

microelectrode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microelectrode

MLA

“microelectrode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microelectrode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microelectrode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microelectrode.

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