ultrafine
Adjective
Meaning
ultrafine (comparative more ultrafine, superlative most ultrafine)
(of particles) Very fine
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In 2010, an ultrafine, 10-micron fleece, from Windradeen, near Pyramul, New South Wales, won the Ermenegildo Zegna Vellus Aureum International Trophy.
It is nearly impossible for a practical air filter to completely remove all ultrafine particles from a dirt-laden airstream.
Secondhand e- cigarette aerosol (incorrectly called vapor by the industry) contains nicotine, ultrafine particles, and low levels of toxins that are known to cause cancer.
It is now common in Beijing for the concentration of ultrafine particles to reach 10 times the safe level set by the World Health Organization.
On Thursday, the concentration of ultrafine particles in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province north of Seoul, reached 255㎍/㎥, five times the normal level in the region.
The terms nanoparticles and ultrafine particles (UFP) often are used synonymously although UFP can reach into the micrometre range.