millipore
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From milli- + pore, originally a trademark.
Noun
[edit]millipore (plural millipores)
- Any of several filters, made from cellulose acetate membranes, capable of removing very small particles.
- 1965, Proceedings of the International Conference on Cloud Physics, May 24 - June 1, 1965, page 124:
- Because of its use in cloud seeding it is important to know whether millipores can detect silver iodide.
- 1984, Lloyd Baum, Richard B. McCoy, Advanced Restorative Dentistry, page 10:
- Calcium ions are present in this fluid. The millipores within the enamel contain this electrolyte , separated by the positive and negative poles; the cathode is the outer enamel, and the anode is the internal enamel.
- 2019, Ulrich S. Schubert, Nicola Hüsing, Synthesis of Inorganic Materials:
- a new classification of pore sizes based on a logarithmic scale was proposed, which distinguishes between nanopores, micropores, and millipores.