ultrastructure

English

Alternative forms

• ultra-structure

Etymology

From ultra- +‎ structure.

Noun

ultrastructure (countable and uncountable, plural ultrastructures)

1. (biology) The fine, detailed structure of a biological specimen that can only be observed by electron microscopy

Synonyms

• nanostructure

Derived terms

• ultrastructural
• ultrastructurally
• ultrastructured

Related terms

• superstructure
• hyperstructure
• substructure
• infrastructure
• ultramorphology

Translations

detailed structure observable only by electron microscopy

• Finnish: hienorakenne
• German: Ultrastruktur f
• Kazakh: ультрақұрылым (ultraqūrylym)
• Korean: 초미세구조 (chomisegujo)
• Spanish: ultraestructura f
• Swedish: ultrastruktur