| Micmac |
a member of an American Indian people of Canada's Maritime Provinces. [2 definitions] |
| micra |
a plural form of micron. |
| micro- |
very small; minute. [3 definitions] |
| microbe |
any microscopic life form, esp. considered as a cause of infection or disease. |
| microbiology |
the branch of biology dealing with viruses and one-celled organisms such as bacteria and protozoans. |
| microbiome |
the total collection of microorganisms, such as fungi, bacteria, and viruses, that are found in a particular biological environment, esp. the environment of the human body or particular parts of it such as the human gut or the skin. |
| microbus |
a small buslike van or station wagon. |
| microcephalic |
having an abnormally small skull and braincase. |
| microcephaly |
the condition of having an abnormally small skull and braincase. |
| microchemistry |
chemistry dealing with very small or microscopic quantities or objects. |
| microchip |
a tiny, usu. silicon, plate of semiconducting material, holding a complicated, electronic, integrated circuit, as in computers. |
| microcircuit |
a miniature electronic circuit, usu. integrated with insulating material as on a silicon chip. |
| microclimate |
the climate of a small, specific, or partial area rather than that of the whole, as of a city or greenhouse. (Cf. macroclimate.) |
| microcline |
a lustrous feldspar mineral that occurs in various colors and is used in making porcelain. |
| micrococcus |
any of various rounded or oval-shaped bacteria that appear in irregular clusters and survive on dead or living organic matter. |
| microcomputer |
a small computer built with miniaturized components and used for applications that have a limited scope, such as small business and home computing and word processing. (See minicomputer.) |
| microcopy |
a photographic copy of printed or graphic matter that is very greatly reduced, usu. to facilitate storage. |
| microcosm |
a small, complete whole; tiny world. (Cf. macrocosm.) [2 definitions] |
| microcosmos |
a small, complete whole; tiny world; microcosm. [2 definitions] |
| microdot |
a photographic copy of something, such as written material or a document, that is reduced to an extremely tiny size, as for the purpose of espionage. |
| microeconomics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study of the nature of competition in the markets for particular goods and services. (Cf. macroeconomics.) |