microstructure
noun
mi·cro·struc·ture
ˈmī-krō-ˌstrək-chər 
: the microscopic structure of a material (such as a mineral or a biological cell)
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By scanning the focus through the material layer by layer at high speed, the team was able to build solid microstructures while leaving the surrounding cellular environment intact.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
Based on their bone microstructure and growth patterns, phorusrhacids didn’t possess the physiology of island birds or ecological relics.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The researchers suggest the specimen is an adult that had not yet fully matured -- about 19 years old, based on its bone microstructure.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The X-ray diffraction showed that the bones’ microstructure had been changed by heating, and the spectroscopy found evidence of prolonged low-temperature heating in about 84% of the samples.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
Based on their bone microstructure and growth patterns, phorusrhacids didn’t possess the physiology of island birds or ecological relics.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The researchers suggest the specimen is an adult that had not yet fully matured -- about 19 years old, based on its bone microstructure.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The X-ray diffraction showed that the bones’ microstructure had been changed by heating, and the spectroscopy found evidence of prolonged low-temperature heating in about 84% of the samples.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Microstructure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microstructure. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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