Plastic shopping bags are currently about 15 microns thick (a micron is a thousandth of a millimetre). From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
7 The micron is the unit of microscopical measurements. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
A micron is another casual name for a micrometer. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
A 95 micron synchrotron reconstruction of a cranium. From Wordnik.com. [Fossils offer 'window' into human evolution] Reference
Crown & Buckle: Stainless with 3 micron Gold-plating. From Wordnik.com. [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1176] Reference
It couldn't be moved forward a micron, the way it is. From Wordnik.com. [Natives of Space]
Local wool prices were down across all micron categories. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
This is not quite a nanobot yet, a micron is 1000 nanometers. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: September 2005 Archives] Reference
Look for a product with a pore size of no more than 1 micron. From Wordnik.com. [Giardiasis: How To Battle Beaver Fever] Reference
Because of the low recycle ability of the 30 micron bag about. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"The worst performer was 21 micron which dropped by almost 4 percent". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Usually what we're talking about are spores one to five micron in size. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2001] Reference
The vacuum was 1/2 micron of pressure, sufficient to rule out the presence of any gas. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
The use of fine RHA (212 micron, but no finer) increases the efficiency of the filter. From Wordnik.com. [60. Inexpensive blood-screening for HIV] Reference
The Uranium that is dispersed after vaporizing on the target can be as small as .1 micron. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond Treason; The Call for A Congression Investigation] Reference
The EPA tests for asbestos particles greater than a half micron in size, a spokeswoman says. From Wordnik.com. [Is Ground Zero Safe?] Reference
Those quarters, of course, are made of nickel-plated copper (not a micron of silver since 1965). From Wordnik.com. [Fool's Gold] Reference
It only takes one invisible micron of Depleted Uranium to cause organ damage and health failure. From Wordnik.com. [Depleted Uranium Poison Targets US Citizens] Reference
If it is smaller than one micron or larger than 10 microns, it is not able to be inhaled properly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2001] Reference
The fall in prices Wednesday ranged from 10 per cent in 25 micron hair to 5 per cent in 20 micron. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The downdraft from the micron-sized fans in the angel's wings tears petals from Sue's chrysanthemums. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
micron FOR micron, the silk of the golden orb spider is stronger than steel and more elastic than rubber. From Wordnik.com. [Stronger Than Steel] Reference
And then I went down to -- I had just written an article on micron technology for Forbes, this company in Idaho. From Wordnik.com. [Microcosm: The Quantum Revolution in Economics and Technology] Reference
Strapped to a bed in a Memphis hotel, his talent burning out micron by micron, he hallucinated for thirty hours. From Wordnik.com. [Neuromancer]
A whole new planet, the size of Earth, in prospect as rich as Earth-and every micron, every milligram of it ours. From Wordnik.com. [The Space Merchants]
Grains larger than about 10 microns do not reach the lungs; those smaller than a micron are exhaled right back out. From Wordnik.com. [Unmasking Bioterror] Reference
A mechanical operation for reducing the size of a material to relatively smaller particles, usually of micron size. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 19] Reference
Beyond the five-micron size limit they will not penetrate deeply into the victims 'lungs; few infections will follow. From Wordnik.com. [Crying Wolf: The Terrorist Crop-Duster] Reference
In contrast, the sub-10 micron fraction of ash from the explosive events consisted of 3-6 percent crystalline silica. From Wordnik.com. [Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Health and Mitigation Strategies] Reference
Smaller than three microns, a 2.5 micron can travel up to 50 miles away and cause problems deep inside people's lungs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2007] Reference
Use a filter that has an absolute pore size of 1 micron or smaller, or one that has been NSF rated for "cyst removal.". From Wordnik.com. [Giardiasis] Reference
The surface, so said the machine, was accurate to a thousandth of a micron, or a fraction of a single wavelength of light. From Wordnik.com. [The Sum of all Fears]
The photons emitted were comparable to optical photons ~ 1 micron wavelength, and now are redshifted into microwave wavelengths. From Wordnik.com. [Does Space Expand?] Reference
micron: the unit of microscopic measurement = 001 mm.: represented by the symbol µ: the symbol µµ represents .001 of a micron. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Removing particles larger than 1 micron catches anthrax and botulinum spores, but some of the nation's largest systems do not filter. From Wordnik.com. [Water Supplies] Reference
LDPE is also produced in a thinner (25-38 micron), more stretchable form known as linear low density polythene (LLDPE) or 'stretch film'. From Wordnik.com. [3 Packaging materials] Reference
Into the hippocampus of each mouse the researchers inserted a glass capillary just one micron wide at its tip and filled with salt water. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Plafsa president Wolfgang Raffalsky said in a statement the federation had proposed a 25 micron limit and a moderate levy on plastic bags. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
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