microchemistry

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ chemistry

Noun

microchemistry (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) Chemical techniques for preparing, handling, and analyzing small quantities of chemical compounds, especially masses less than a milligram.
2. (chemistry) Chemical processes that take place in very small regions, such as on the grain boundaries of a metal.

Quotations

• 1965 Journal of Colloid Science

  Microchemistry during the past 30 years has been developing at an ever-increasing rate, yet many chemists using microchemical methods have had little or no training in microchemistry

• 2000 Annual Progress Report: Fuels for Advanced CIDI Engines and Fuel Cells

  Electron microscope characterization of particulate matter can be a valuable tool in understanding the microchemistry, morphology and microstructure at an atomic level.

Related terms

• microchemical
• microchemist