macrame | (noun) a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords | - |
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(verb) make knotted patterns | - |
macrencephalic | (adjective) having a large brain case | Synonyms: macrencephalous |
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macrencephalous | (adjective) having a large brain case | Synonyms: macrencephalic |
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macrencephaly | (noun) an abnormally large braincase | - |
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macro | (adjective) very large in scale or scope or capability | - |
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(noun) a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language | Synonyms: macro instruction |
macrobiotic | (adjective) of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics | - |
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macrobiotics | (noun) the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains) | - |
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macrocephalic | (adjective) having an exceptionally large head and brain | Synonyms: macrocephalous |
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macrocephalous | (adjective) having an exceptionally large head and brain | Synonyms: macrocephalic |
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macrocephaly | (noun) an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical | Synonyms: megacephaly, megalocephaly |
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macrocosm | (noun) everything that exists anywhere | Synonyms: cosmos, creation, existence, universe, world |
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macrocosmic | (adjective) relating to or constituting a macrocosm | - |
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macrocyte | (noun) abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia) | Synonyms: megalocyte |
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macrocytosis | (noun) the presence of macrocytes in the blood | - |
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macroeconomic | (adjective) of or relating to macroeconomics | - |
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macroeconomics | (noun) the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy | - |
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macroeconomist | (noun) an economist who specializes in macroeconomics | Synonyms: macroeconomic expert |
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macroelement | (noun) a chemical element required in relatively large quantities for the normal physiologic processes of the body. | Synonyms: major mineral |
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macroevolution | (noun) evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups | - |
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macroglia | (noun) tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells | Synonyms: astroglia |
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macroglossia | (noun) a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome | - |
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macromolecular | (adjective) relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules | - |
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macromolecule | (noun) any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals | Synonyms: supermolecule |
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macron | (noun) a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound | - |
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macrophage | (noun) a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream | - |
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macroscopic | (adjective) large enough to be visible with the naked eye | Synonyms: macroscopical |
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(adjective) visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye | Synonyms: macroscopical |
macroscopical | (adjective) large enough to be visible with the naked eye | Synonyms: macroscopic |
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(adjective) visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye | Synonyms: macroscopic |
macroscopically | (adverb) without using a microscope | - |
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macrosporangium | (noun) a plant structure that produces megaspores | Synonyms: megasporangium |
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macrospore | (noun) larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte | Synonyms: megaspore |
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macrotus | (noun) large-eared greyish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico | Synonyms: Macrotus californicus |
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macrozamia | (noun) any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia | - |
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