micromold

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ mold.

Noun

micromold (plural micromolds)

1. A very small mold (hollow form) used to make microparticles
   • 2015 August 5, Caitlin Cole et al., “Arum Palaestinum with isovanillin, linolenic acid and β-sitosterol inhibits prostate cancer spheroids and reduces the growth rate of prostate tumors in mice”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine‎^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     Methods for fabrication of the micromold and loading cultured cells into the micromold plate have been published previously [ 12, 13 ].

Verb

micromold (third-person singular simple present micromolds, present participle micromolding, simple past and past participle micromolded)

1. To use such a mold to make microparticles

Related terms

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