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minuscule quantities vs minuscule quantity

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Minuscule quantities' is used when referring to multiple small amounts, while 'minuscule quantity' is used when talking about a single small amount.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 631 views

minuscule quantities

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to multiple small amounts.

This phrase is used when talking about more than one very small amount of something.

Examples:

  • The recipe calls for minuscule quantities of saffron and cardamom.
  • Scientists are able to detect minuscule quantities of pollutants in the water.
  • The drug is effective even in minuscule quantities.
  • Mar 18, 2011 ... 'Minuscule quantities' of radiation from the stricken Japanese nuclear power plant are found in Sacramento, according to the Environmental ...
  • Mar 22, 2011 ... EPA's RadNet filter results for San Francisco, Seattle, Riverside and Anaheim, California detected minuscule quantities of iodine isotopes and ...
  • Dec 16, 2014 ... ... naturally occurring, like methane, and compounds that appear in minuscule quantities of little concern. The USGS ranks the constituents into ...
  • ... 9 Minuscule quantities; 10 Dishes and cooking utensils; 11 Physical proximity; 12 Problem of sequential foods; 13 Eating dairy after meat; 14 Eating meat after ...

Alternatives:

  • tiny amounts
  • small quantities
  • minute quantities
  • microscopic amounts
  • negligible quantities

minuscule quantity

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a single small amount.

This phrase is used when talking about one very small amount of something.

Examples:

  • A minuscule quantity of salt is enough to enhance the flavor of the dish.
  • He added a minuscule quantity of sugar to his coffee.
  • The machine requires only a minuscule quantity of oil to operate.
  • 4 days ago ... Drone with "minuscule" quantity of radiation found on Japan PM's office roof - media. TOKYO. Police hold down a tarpaulin covering a drone on ...
  • Drone with 'minuscule' quantity of radiation lands on Japan PM's office. Reuters | 2015-04-22 09:08:19.0. Police officers inspect the roof of Prime Minister Shinzo ...
  • 4 days ago ... Drone with "minuscule" quantity of radiation found on Japan PM's office roof - media. Yahoo Philippines News - 4 Hours ago. TOKYO (Reuters) ...
  • 4 days ago ... Drone with "minuscule" quantity of radiation lands on Japan PM's office: Media Zee News Tokyo: A drone marked with a radioactive sign ...

Alternatives:

  • tiny amount
  • small quantity
  • minute amount
  • microscopic amount
  • negligible amount

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