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  • noun A microscopic contact

Etymologies

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micro- +‎ contact

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Examples

  • A new process for creating patterns of individual molecules on a surface, known as "microcontact insertion printing," combines control of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and a soft-lithography technique known as microcontact printing.

    February 5th, 2007 2007

  • MEMS metagenomics metamaterials metananocircuitry methane methuselarity methylome mexico mice microbiome microcontact printing micronutrient

    Next Big Future 2009

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  • For very small eyes.

    January 7, 2026