microconstituent

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ constituent.

Noun

microconstituent (plural microconstituents)

1. A microscopic constituent.
   • 2007 August 22, “Yes, Tap Water Is Plentiful, but Is It Fit to Drink? (4 Letters)”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     I don’t know if bottled water protects us from those microconstituents, but I do know that I want to be able to choose whether or not to drink water from the tap.