submillisecond

submillisecond

English

Alternative forms

  • sub-millisecond

Etymology

    From sub- + millisecond.

    Adjective

    submillisecond (not comparable)

    1. Lasting less than a millisecond.
      • 2006 August 8, Peter M Kasson et al., “Ensemble molecular dynamics yields submillisecond kinetics and intermediates of membrane fusion”, in PNAS[1], volume 103, number 32, →DOI, archived from the original on 6 March 2025:
        On the submillisecond time scale, long-lived hemifusion intermediates dominate; this population decays over a time scale of several microseconds (t1/2 = 6.3 μs) to yield fully fused vesicles.