micrology noun. [mʌɪ'krɒlǝdʒi] M17.
[Sense 1 from Greek mikrologia, formed as MICRO- + -logia -LOGY; sense 2 from MICRO- + -LOGY.]
1. The discussion or investigation of trivial things or petty affairs; hair-splitting. M17.

2. The branch of science which depends on the use of a microscope. Also, a treatise on microscopic organisms. M19.

■ micro'logical adjective M19.

■ micrologist noun an expert in or student of the examination and description of microscopic objects M19.

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