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English
Etymology
micro- (“revealed by microscopic examination”) + character (“a distinguishing feature of a taxon”)
Pronunciation
Noun
microcharacter (plural microcharacters)
- (biology) A character, or distinguishing trait, observable via microscopy.
1980, Derek A. Reid, A monograph of the Australian species of Amanita Pers. ex. Hook:The most important microcharacters involve spore size and shape and whether the spores are amyloid or non-amyloid, that is whether or not they turn blue in Melzer’s solution.
Translations
biology: characteristic observable via microscopy
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