microscopical
Requiring lens magnification
Microscopical is an older or more formal variant of microscopic, meaning extremely small or relating to microscopes: microscopical examination of tissue samples.
The longer form appears more often in scientific and technical writing, particularly in older texts, while microscopic dominates everyday usage.
Light-focusing curved glass
- objectivePurpose or goal
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- specimenIndividual for examination
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
contrast · illumination · electron · compound · ocular · fluorescence · eyepiece · magnification
Gel surrounding the nucleus
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- organellesSpecialized cell subunits
- ribosomesCellular translation machinery
chromosomes · membrane · protoplasm · cytoskeleton · endoplasmic · lysosomes · nucleolus · meiosis
Extremely small in size
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- tinyExtremely small in size
- nanoMetric prefix for billionth
atomic · submicroscopic · ultrafine · particulate · molecular · subcellular · nanoscale · microscale
Full of specifics
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
analytical · scrupulous · methodical · painstaking · rigorous · fine-grained · close · scrutinizing
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
cytology · bacteriology · parasitology · hematology · virology · forensic · clinical · research
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
resolution · contrast · illumination · electron · compound · ocular · fluorescence · eyepiece · magnification · staining
cytoplasm
Gel surrounding the nucleus
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- organellesSpecialized cell subunits
ribosomes · chromosomes · membrane · protoplasm · cytoskeleton · endoplasmic · lysosomes · nucleolus · meiosis · mitosis
minuscule
Extremely small in size
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- tinyExtremely small in size
nano · atomic · submicroscopic · ultrafine · particulate · molecular · subcellular · nanoscale · microscale · micron
detailed
Full of specifics
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
systematic · analytical · scrupulous · methodical · painstaking · rigorous · fine-grained · close · scrutinizing · exacting
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
laboratory · cytology · bacteriology · parasitology · hematology · virology · forensic · clinical · research · analysis
microscopicalmacroscopic
Visible to naked eye
visible · naked-eye · conspicuous · observable · perceptible
microscopicalmonumental
Exceptionally large or significant
significant · substantial · major · considerable · towering
- microscopic creatures
- microscopic poresMinuscule surface openings
- microscopic organismsLife invisible to naked eyes
- microscopic analysisStudy via magnifying instruments
- microscopic sizeScale requiring magnification