ultrastructure

English

Alternative forms

• ultra-structure

Etymology

From ultra- +‎ structure.

Noun

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ultrastructure

Wikipedia

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