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How to pronounce microns in American English
“microns” pronunciation by American speakers
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the particles are typically under 100 microns between 20 and 100 microns 80% are between 20
NASA
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about 170 microns whereas it's like 15 microns for silk so silk has much smaller pores
NSF
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Down to something called 5 microns or less.
CDC
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