microtensile

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adjective

tensile at a microscopic level

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Meanings

adjectivemicrotensile (not comparable)
  1. not comparabletensile at a microscopic level

    We first determined the microtensile bond strength of commercially available adhesive resins to dentin surface in the presence of salivary components ( Figure 7 ).

    2015 July 15, Sang-Bae Lee et al., “Catechol-Functionalized Synthetic Polymer as a Dental Adhesive to Contaminated Dentin Surface for a Composite Restoration”, in Biomacromolecules, volume 16, →DOI

Origin

From micro- + tensile.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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