| microscope |
an instrument using a lens or lenses to magnify extremely small objects, esp. those not visible to the unaided eye. |
| microscopic |
too small to be seen with the unaided eye. [3 definitions] |
| microscopy |
the development of tools and techniques for microscopic investigation. [2 definitions] |
| microsecond |
one millionth of a second. |
| microsurgery |
surgery performed under magnification with precision instruments, as in the repair of severed nerves or blood vessels. |
| microwave |
any extremely high-frequency electromagnetic wave whose wavelength is between one millimeter and one meter. [2 definitions] |
| microwaveable |
combined form of microwave. |
| microwave oven |
an oven that cooks or heats food or beverages quickly using high-frequency electromagnetic radiation. |
| micturate |
to give off urine from the body; urinate. |
| mid1 |
in the middle of (a time period or place). |
| mid2 |
amid or among. |
| mid- |
middle. |
| midair |
any location between very high and low in the air but well off the ground. |
| Midas |
in Greek mythology, the king to whom Dionysus gave the power of turning everything he touched into gold. [2 definitions] |
| midbrain |
the middle of three brain parts in a vertebrate embryo and the part of the adult brain into which this develops; mesencephalon. |
| midday |
the middle part of the day or the time anywhere near or around it. [2 definitions] |
| midden |
a refuse heap; dunghill. [2 definitions] |
| middle |
in between and equally distant from two or more things, places, or points. [5 definitions] |
| middle age |
the period of human life between youth and old age, approximately the years between forty and sixty-five. |
| middle-aged |
of a person, being of an age between youth and old age. |
| Middle Ages |
the period of European history between antiquity and the Renaissance, from 500 A.D. to about 1500 A.D. |