electron microscope
noun
: an electron-optical instrument in which a beam of electrons is used to produce an enlarged image of a minute object
electron microscopist
noun
electron microscopy
noun
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This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
But new scanning electron microscope images that suggest the building-blocks of life originated near Jupiter in our early solar system, rather than from deep space as currently thought, says the imperial college London.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Both meteorites from the study, which Rider-Stokes analyzed with several instruments including an electron microscope, contain olivine and pyroxene, two iron-poor minerals confirmed by MESSENGER to be present on Mercury.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
The acquisition of a transmission electron microscope was supported by a United States Department of Defense instrumentation/equipment grant awarded to Merk.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
But new scanning electron microscope images that suggest the building-blocks of life originated near Jupiter in our early solar system, rather than from deep space as currently thought, says the imperial college London.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Both meteorites from the study, which Rider-Stokes analyzed with several instruments including an electron microscope, contain olivine and pyroxene, two iron-poor minerals confirmed by MESSENGER to be present on Mercury.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
The acquisition of a transmission electron microscope was supported by a United States Department of Defense instrumentation/equipment grant awarded to Merk.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for electron microscope
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“Electron microscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electron%20microscope. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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