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under a microscope
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under a microscope also under the microscope
in a way that something can be examined carefully The new law allows the president to hold every item of spending under a microscope.
Etymology: from the literal meaning of microscope (a device used for scientific study that makes very small objects look larger)
See also: microscope


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Without phase contrast microscopes, transparent and colorless objects are stained so that they can be observed under the microscope.
 
 
 
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