English Words: M

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macroautophagosomenoun

An autophagosome associated with macroautophagy

macroautophagynoun

A form of autophagy in which a membrane (the phagophore) forms around the material to be digested before it fuses with the lysosome

macrobacteriumnoun

Any unusually large bacterium

macrobandnoun

A group of hunter-gatherers from several families

macrobasicadj

Having a shaft over four times as long as the capsule in relation to nematocysts.

macrobasinnoun

A relatively large basin (typically, of a large river system)

macrobeadnoun

A spherical agglomeration of cells

macrobehaviornoun

Relatively large-scale behavior.

macrobehavioraladj

Relating to macrobehavior.

macrobehaviournoun

Alternative form of macrobehavior.

macrobenthicadj

Relating to the macrobenthos

macrobenthosnoun

benthic organisms that are big enough to be seen with the naked eye

macrobicyclicadj

Having two macrocyclic rings

macrobioclimatenoun

A relatively large bioclimate

macrobiodiversitynoun

biodiversity of a macrobiome

macrobioerodernoun

A relatively large bioeroder

macrobioerosionnoun

bioerosion caused by macroscopic creatures

macrobiologicaladj

Of or pertaining to macrobiology.

macrobiologistnoun

One who studies macrobiology.

macrobiologynoun

The study of large living organisms.

macrobiomenoun

Macrofauna or macroflora, taken as a whole; that part of the biome composed of larger organisms.

macrobiotanoun

The macroscopic flora and fauna of a region.

macrobiotenoun

One who lives for a long time.

macrobioticadj

Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or of the diet itself.

macrobioticallyadv

In a macrobiotic way.

macrobioticsnoun

The art or science of prolonging life, of living a long life.

macroblastnoun

megaloblast

macrobleednoun

A relatively large lesion

macroblocknoun

A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block

macroblockingnoun

A visual artifact in compressed video etc. where similar adjacent pixels appear as a contiguous block of colour.

macroborernoun

Any macroorganism that bores into a substrate

macroboringadj

That functions as a macroborer

macroboringsnoun

plural of macroboring

macrobotanicaladj

Related to macroplants.

macrobotanynoun

The study of plant remains from archaeological sites that are large enough to be viewed with the naked eye or with a low-powered microscope.

macrobrewnoun

A beer produced by a large commercial brewery, or macrobrewery.

macrobrewernoun

A large-scale commercial brewer, contrasted with smaller microbrewers.

macrobrewerynoun

A large-scale commercial brewery, contrasted with smaller microbreweries.

macrobubblenoun

A macroscopic bubble

macroburstnoun

A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.

macrocalcificationnoun

Relatively large-scale calcification.

macrocapsulenoun

A relatively large capsule (when compared to a microcapsule)

macrocarcinomanoun

A single, relatively large carcinoma

macrocarnivorenoun

A relatively large carnivore

macrocarnivorousadj

Relating to macrocarnivores

macrocarpanoun

The Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa.

macrocarriernoun

The structure that contains the microparticles in a gene gun

macrocategorynoun

A category that is made up of multiple smaller microcategories.

macrocatheternoun

A relatively large catheter

macrocellnoun

The largest and most powerful type of mobile phone cell.

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