MICROCOSMIC
microcosmic
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of a microcosm; “the microcosmic world of business”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
microcosmic (not comparable)
Of, or relating to the microcosm.
Source: Wiktionary
Mi`cro*cos"mic, Mi`cro*cos"mic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. microcosmique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the microcosm. Microcosmic salt (Chem.), a white crystalline substance obtained by mixing solutions of sodium phosphate and ammonium phosphate, and also called hydric-sodic- ammonic-phosphate. It is a powerful flux, and is used as a substitute for borax as a blowpipe reagent in testing for the metallic oxides. Originally obtained by the alchemists from human urine, and called sal microcosmicum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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