mi | (noun) a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile | Synonyms: mile, naut mi, nautical mile, geographical mile, Admiralty mile |
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(noun) a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude | Synonyms: mile, naut mi, nautical mile, international nautical mile, air mile |
(noun) a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters | Synonyms: mile, international mile, stat mi, statute mile, land mile |
(noun) the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization | - |
miaou | (verb) make a cat-like sound | Synonyms: miaow |
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(noun) the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) | Synonyms: meow, mew, miaow, miaul |
miaow | (verb) make a cat-like sound | Synonyms: miaou |
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(noun) the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) | Synonyms: meow, mew, miaou, miaul |
miasm | (noun) an unwholesome atmosphere | Synonyms: miasma |
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(noun) unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources | Synonyms: miasma |
miasma | (noun) an unwholesome atmosphere | Synonyms: miasm |
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(noun) unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources | Synonyms: miasm |
miasmal | (adjective) filled with vapor | Synonyms: miasmic, vaporous, vapourous |
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miasmic | (adjective) of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution | Synonyms: mephitic |
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(adjective) filled with vapor | Synonyms: miasmal, vaporous, vapourous |
miaul | (noun) the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) | Synonyms: meow, mew, miaou, miaow |
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mic | (noun) device for converting sound waves into electrical energy | Synonyms: microphone, mike |
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mica | (noun) any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity | Synonyms: isinglass |
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micaceous | (adjective) hydrous silicates of or relating to or resembling mica | - |
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micelle | (noun) an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents | - |
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mickle | (noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | Synonyms: lot, deal, peck, sight, wad, heap, mass, pile, stack, batch, flock, raft, mess, mint, pot, mountain, spate, plenty, hatful, muckle, passel, quite a little, good deal, great deal, slew, tidy sum |
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miconazole | (noun) an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat) | Synonyms: Monistat |
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micro | (adjective) extremely small in scale or scope or capability | - |
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microbalance | (noun) balance for weighing very small objects | - |
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microbar | (noun) the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter | Synonyms: bar absolute, barye |
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microbat | (noun) typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution | Synonyms: carnivorous bat |
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microbe | (noun) a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | Synonyms: germ, bug |
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microbenthos | (noun) microscopic benthic organisms that are less than 0.1 mm in size. | - |
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microbial | (adjective) of or involving or caused by or being microbes | Synonyms: microbic |
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microbic | (adjective) of or involving or caused by or being microbes | Synonyms: microbial |
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microbiologist | (noun) a specialist in microbiology | - |
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microbiology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans | - |
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microblog | (noun) a blog in which there is a limitation on the length of individual postings. | - |
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microbrachia | (noun) abnormally small arms | - |
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microbrewery | (noun) a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere | - |
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microcephalic | (adjective) having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain | Synonyms: nanocephalic, microcephalous |
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microcephalous | (adjective) having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain | Synonyms: nanocephalic, microcephalic |
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microcephalus | (noun) an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain | Synonyms: nanocephaly, microcephaly |
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microcephaly | (noun) an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain | Synonyms: nanocephaly, microcephalus |
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microchip | (noun) electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit | Synonyms: chip, micro chip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip |
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microcircuit | (noun) a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component | Synonyms: integrated circuit |
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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) caliper for measuring small distances | Synonyms: micrometer caliper, micrometer gauge |
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(noun) a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter | Synonyms: micron |
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: nanometer, nanometre, nm, micromillimetre, millimicron |
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micromillimetre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter | Synonyms: nanometer, nanometre, nm, micromillimeter, millimicron |
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micron | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter | Synonyms: micrometer |
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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) visible under a microscope; using a microscope | 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) of or relating to or used in microscopy | Synonyms: microscopical |
microscopical | (adjective) visible under a microscope; using a microscope | Synonyms: microscopic |
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(adjective) so small as to be invisible without a microscope | Synonyms: microscopic |
(adjective) of or relating to or used in microscopy | 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: tremor, earth 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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