microenvironment: Meaning and Definition of

mi•cro•en•vi•ron•ment

Pronunciation: (mī"krō-en-vī'urn-munt, -vī'run-), [key]
— n.
  1. the environment of a small area or of a particular organism; microhabitat.
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