microcode | (noun) (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory | Synonyms: firmware |
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microcomputer | (noun) a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time | Synonyms: PC, personal computer |
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microcopy | (verb) photocopy printed or other graphic matter so that it is reduced in size | - |
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microcosm | (noun) a miniature model of something | - |
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microcosmic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a microcosm | - |
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microcrystal | (noun) any crystal of microscopic size. | - |
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microcrystalline | (adjective) containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope | - |
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microcyte | (noun) an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter) | - |
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microcytosis | (noun) a blood disorder characterized by the presence of microcytes (abnormally small red blood cells) in the blood; often associated with anemia | - |
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microdevice | (noun) any very small device manufactured using microfabrication. | - |
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microdot | (noun) photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security) | - |
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microeconomic | (adjective) of or relating to microeconomics | - |
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microeconomics | (noun) the branch of economics that studies the economy of consumers or households or individual firms | - |
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microeconomist | (noun) an economist who specializes in microeconomics | Synonyms: microeconomic expert |
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microelectronic | (adjective) of or relating to or consisting of miniature electronic components | - |
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microelectronics | (noun) the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components | - |
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microevolution | (noun) evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies | - |
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microfarad | (noun) a unit of capacitance equal to one millionth of a farad | - |
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microfiche | (noun) small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material | - |
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microfilm | (noun) film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material | - |
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(verb) record on microfilm | - |
microflora | (noun) microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora | - |
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microfossil | (noun) a fossil that must be studied microscopically | - |
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microgametophyte | (noun) the male gametophyte produced by a microspore | - |
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microgauss | (noun) a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one millionth of a gauss | - |
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microglia | (noun) neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic | - |
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microgliacyte | (noun) a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue | - |
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microgram | (noun) one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram | Synonyms: mcg |
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micrograph | (noun) a graphic reproduction (as a photograph) of the image of an object formed by a microscope. | - |
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micrometeor | (noun) a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere | Synonyms: micrometeorite, micrometeoroid |
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micrometeoric | (adjective) of or relating to micrometeoroids | Synonyms: micrometeoritic |
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micrometeorite | (noun) a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere | Synonyms: micrometeor, micrometeoroid |
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micrometeoritic | (adjective) of or relating to micrometeoroids | Synonyms: micrometeoric |
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micrometeoroid | (noun) a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere | Synonyms: micrometeor, micrometeorite |
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micrometer | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter | Synonyms: micrometre, micron |
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(noun) caliper for measuring small distances | Synonyms: micrometer caliper, micrometer gauge |
micrometre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter | Synonyms: micrometer, micron |
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micrometry | (noun) measuring with a micrometer | - |
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micromicron | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter | Synonyms: picometer, picometre |
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micromillimeter | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter | Synonyms: micromillimetre, millimicron, nanometer, nanometre, nm |
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micromillimetre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter | Synonyms: micromillimeter, millimicron, nanometer, nanometre, nm |
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micron | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter | Synonyms: micrometer, micrometre |
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micronutrient | (noun) a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals) | - |
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microorganism | (noun) any organism of microscopic size | Synonyms: micro-organism |
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micropaleontology | (noun) the paleontology of microfossils | - |
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micropenis | (noun) an abnormally small penis | Synonyms: microphallus |
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microphage | (noun) a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria) | - |
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microphallus | (noun) an abnormally small penis | Synonyms: micropenis |
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microphone | (noun) device for converting sound waves into electrical energy | Synonyms: mic, mike |
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microphoning | (noun) the transduction of sound waves into electrical waves (by a microphone) | - |
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microphotometer | (noun) special kind of densitometer that measures density variations over a very small area | - |
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microprint | (noun) extremely small print, read by a magnifying device. | - |
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microprocessor | (noun) integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system | - |
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micropylar | (adjective) of or relating to a micropyle | - |
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micropyle | (noun) minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters | - |
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microradian | (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a milliradian | - |
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microscope | (noun) magnifier of the image of small objects | - |
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microscopic | (adjective) of or relating to or used in microscopy | Synonyms: microscopical |
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(adjective) extremely precise with great attention to details | - |
(adjective) so small as to be invisible without a microscope | Synonyms: microscopical |
(adjective) visible under a microscope; using a microscope | Synonyms: microscopical |
microscopical | (adjective) of or relating to or used in microscopy | Synonyms: microscopic |
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(adjective) so small as to be invisible without a microscope | Synonyms: microscopic |
(adjective) visible under a microscope; using a microscope | Synonyms: microscopic |
microscopically | (adverb) by using a microscope; so as to be visible only with a microscope; as seen with a microscope | - |
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(adverb) as if by using a microscope; with extreme precision and attention to detail; in minute detail | - |
microscopist | (noun) a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes | - |
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microscopy | (noun) research with the use of microscopes | - |
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microsecond | (noun) one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond | - |
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microseism | (noun) a small earthquake | Synonyms: earth tremor, tremor |
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microsensor | (noun) A submicrometer- to millimeter-size device that converts a nonelectrical physical or chemical quantity, such as pressure, acceleration, temperature, or gas concentration, into an electrical signal; it is generally able to offer better sensitivity, accuracy, dynamic range, and reliability, as well as lower power consumption, compared to larger counterparts. | - |
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microsomal | (adjective) of or relating to microsomes | - |
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microsome | (noun) a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA | - |
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microsporangium | (noun) a plant structure that produces microspores | - |
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microspore | (noun) smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte | - |
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microsporidian | (noun) parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells | - |
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microsporophyll | (noun) in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia | - |
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microsurgery | (noun) surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures | - |
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microtome | (noun) scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination | - |
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microtoponym | (noun) a name of a "minor" or small natural feature (e.g., a field, path, bridge, ditch, etc.). | - |
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microtubule | (noun) a microscopically small tubule | - |
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microvolt | (noun) a unit of potential equal to one millionth of a volt | - |
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microwave | (noun) kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food | Synonyms: microwave oven |
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(noun) a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data | - |
(verb) cook or heat in a microwave oven | Synonyms: micro-cook, nuke, zap |
micturate | (verb) eliminate urine | Synonyms: make, make water, pass water, pee-pee, pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee-wee, wee |
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micturition | (noun) the discharge of urine | Synonyms: urination |
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millimicron | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter | Synonyms: micromillimeter, micromillimetre, nanometer, nanometre, nm |
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mimic | (adjective) constituting an imitation | - |
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(noun) someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) | Synonyms: mimicker |
(verb) imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect | Synonyms: mime |
mimicker | (noun) someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) | Synonyms: mimic |
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mimicry | (noun) the act of mimicking; imitative behavior | Synonyms: apery |
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(noun) the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators | - |
monatomic | (adjective) of or relating to an element consisting of a single atom | Synonyms: monoatomic |
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monoatomic | (adjective) of or relating to an element consisting of a single atom | Synonyms: monatomic |
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monochromic | (adjective) having or appearing to have only one color | Synonyms: monochromatic, monochrome, monochromous |
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monomorphemic | (adjective) consisting of only one morpheme | - |
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morphemic | (adjective) of or relating to morphemes | - |
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morphophonemic | (adjective) of or relating to morphophonemics | - |
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morphophonemics | (noun) the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language | - |
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mummichog | (noun) silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States | Synonyms: Fundulus heteroclitus |
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neuroanatomic | (adjective) of or relating to neural tissue or the nervous system | Synonyms: neuroanatomical |
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neuroanatomical | (adjective) of or relating to neural tissue or the nervous system | Synonyms: neuroanatomic |
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neurochemical | (noun) any organic substance that occurs in neural activity | - |
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nonrhythmic | (adjective) deliberately not rhythmic | - |
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ohmic | (adjective) of or relating to or measured in ohms | - |
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omicron | (noun) the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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ophthalmic | (adjective) of or relating to ophthalmology | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to or resembling the eye | Synonyms: ocular, optic, optical |
organismic | (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole) | Synonyms: organismal |
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pachydermic | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms | Synonyms: pachydermal, pachydermatous, pachydermous |
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panamica | (noun) low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers | Synonyms: friendship plant, panamiga, Pilea involucrata |
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pandemic | (adjective) epidemic over a wide geographical area | - |
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(adjective) existing everywhere | - |
(noun) an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world | - |