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microprobe


mi·cro·probe

noun \-ˌprōb\

Definition of MICROPROBE

: a device for microanalysis that operates by exciting radiation in a minute area of material so that the composition may be determined from the emission spectrum

First Known Use of MICROPROBE

1944

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