English Words: M

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microcandelanoun

A unit of luminous intensity, equal to one millionth of a candela.

microcannonnoun

A microscopic cannon, typically used to inject medicine into a body.

microcannulanoun

A very thin cannula

microcannulationnoun

cannulation by means of a microcannula

microcanonicaladj

Describing any closed system of constant volume which is thermally isolated from its surroundings, and whose total energy is constant and is known

microcanonicallyadv

In a microcanonical manner.

microcantilevernoun

A microscopic cantilever.

microcapnoun

The stock of a public company with a market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.

microcapillarizationnoun

The formation and development of microcapillaries

microcapillarynoun

A microscopic capillary

microcapnographnoun

A capnograph used in microcapnography

microcapnographynoun

microvascular capnography

microcapsularadj

Relating to microcapsules.

microcapsulatedadj

capsulated in microcapsules

microcapsulationnoun

Alternative form of microencapsulation.

microcapsulenoun

A very small capsule designed to release its contents when broken (typically, after being swallowed).

microcarnoun

A very compact car.

microcarcinomanoun

A small carcinoma, typically one of many

microcarcinomasnoun

plural of microcarcinoma

microcardnoun

A small card bearing a microreproduction of text, resembling the microfiche format but on cardboard rather than photographic film.

microcardianoun

The presence of an unusually small heart.

microcarnivorenoun

A carnivore that eats very small animals (typically insect larva)

microcarpinnoun

A bianthraquinone obtained from Asphodesus microcarpus.

microcarriernoun

Small, bead-like material used to immobilize biocatalysts, or to anchor growing cells

microcassettenoun

An extremely small tape for use with a tape player, cassette player, or dictation machine.

microcatchmentnoun

A very small catchment.

microcategorynoun

A category that is a subset of a larger category (the macrocategory), especially one that has very few members.

microcatharometernoun

A small catharometer

microcatheternoun

A very narrow catheter.

microcatheterizationnoun

The procedure of introducing a microcatheter.

microcathetersnoun

plural of microcatheter

microcathodenoun

A very small cathode

microcausalitynoun

(in quantum field theory) The spacelike local commutativity or anticommutativity of fields.

microcauterynoun

A precision instrument used to make very small cauterisations

microcavitationnoun

microscopic cavitation

microcavitynoun

A microscopic cavity, especially part of an advanced optical device.

microcelebnoun

Clipping of microcelebrity.

microcelebritynoun

Celebrity on a small scale or in a specific area.

microcellnoun

A simple cell consisting of a nucleus and protoplasm within a membrane

microcellularadj

Being composed of very small cells.

microcensusnoun

A census of a very small (hopefully representative) sample of a population

microcentrifugationnoun

centrifugation using a microcentrifuge

microcentrifugenoun

A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).

microcenturynoun

A unit of time equal to one millionth of a century or approximately one hour (52 minutes and 35.8 seconds).

microcephalicadj

Having an abnormally small head.

microcephalinnoun

A protein and associated gene responsible for microcephaly.

microcephalousadj

microcephalic

microcephalynoun

A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.

microcercousadj

Having a very short cercus

microcerebraladj

Both very small and cerebral

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The English alphabetical index for the letter M contains 36,575 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 732 pages, and you are currently viewing page 345. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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