microsample

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English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ sample.

Noun

microsample (plural microsamples)

  1. A very tiny sample.
    • 2015 October 29, James B. Stewart, “The Narrative Frays for Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes”, in New York Times:
      Theranos has acknowledged it was only running a limited number of tests on a microsample of blood using its finger-prick technology.