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micronize

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mi·cron·ize   (mī'krə-nīz')   
tr.v.   mi·cron·ized, mi·cron·iz·ing, mi·cron·iz·es
To reduce to particles that are only a few microns in diameter.
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Main Entry: mi·cron·ize
Variant: also British mi·cron·ise /'mI-kr&-"nIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-ized also British -ised; -iz·ing also British -is·ing
: to pulverize extremely fine; especially : to pulverizeinto particles a few micrometers in diameter <micronized graphite> <micronized penicillin> —mi·cron·iza·tion also British mi·cron·isa·tion /"mI-kr&-n&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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