barbicel |
on feathers, a minute hairlike projection from one barbule, which attaches to others of its kind, maintaining the integrity of the feather as a single surface. |
capillary |
a minute, hairlike blood vessel connecting the end of an artery to the beginning of a vein. [1/6 definitions] |
centrosome |
a minute protoplasmic body, near the nucleus in most animal cells, that divides in mitosis. |
chalk |
a soft whitish limestone derived mostly from minute sea shells. [1/6 definitions] |
colon1 |
This mark, used to separate the hour and minute in writing times of day, as in "2:43 in the afternoon." [1/2 definitions] |
cram |
to study hard at the last minute for an examination. [1/3 definitions] |
crystalloid |
a minute, crystallike grain of protein found in certain plant cells. [1/3 definitions] |
Cyclops |
a minute freshwater crustacean with a centrally placed eye on the front of the head. [1/2 definitions] |
double time |
a fast military marching pace of one hundred and eighty three-foot steps per minute. [1/3 definitions] |
elaborate |
to develop with attention to the minute details of. [1/5 definitions] |
fiber |
a minute threadlike structure of cotton, wool, asbestos, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
forty-five |
a phonograph record made for replay at forty-five revolutions per minute. [1/3 definitions] |
go over with a fine-tooth comb |
to scrutinize in minute detail and with great care. |
heart rate |
the number of times the heart beats in one minute, esp. as a measure of how hard the heart is working during physical exercise or emotional stress; pulse. |
lacteal |
one of numerous minute lymphatic vessels that convey a milky fluid from the intestine to the thoracic duct. [1/3 definitions] |
long-playing |
pertaining to a phonograph record meant to be played at thirty-three and one third revolutions per minute. (See "LP.") |
LP |
abbreviation of "long-playing (record album)," a phonograph record meant to be played at thirty-three and one third revolutions per minute, or the music or other recorded material contained on it. |
micro- |
very small; minute. [1/3 definitions] |
microfluidic |
of or pertaining to the controlled flow of liquid through minute, hairlike tubes. |
microfluidics |
the field that deals with manipulating the flow of liquids through minute, hairlike tubes. [2 definitions] |
micrometer1 |
an instrument for measuring minute distances, angles, diameters, and the like in telescopic and microscopic images. [1/2 definitions] |