Microns
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of micron, units of measurement equal to one millionth of a metre, widely used in science and engineering.
“The particles measured only a few microns across, far too small to see with the naked eye.”
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Wordle
MICRO plus NS, the familiar MICRO- prefix covers five letters at once and the -ONS ending is very common
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