English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 355 of 732

microfadeometernoun

A device which focuses a bright light on a small part of a painting in order to measure how much it fades

microfailurenoun

A very small-scale failure (of a physical structure)

microfamenoun

Small-scale fame.

microfamousadj

Having small-scale fame.

microfaradnoun

One millionth ( 10⁻⁶ ) of a farad (a unit of capacitance).

microfarmnoun

A very small-scale farm.

microfarmernoun

The person who runs a microfarm.

microfarmingnoun

The operation of a microfarm.

microfaunanoun

The smallest of the faunal size divisions, including mainly microorganisms but also sometimes applied to the tiniest species of animal groups such as ticks, insects, etc.

microfaunaladj

Of, or relating to, a microfauna.

microfearnoun

A small amount of fear.

microfeaturaladj

Relating to microfeatures.

microfeaturenoun

A small feature making up part of the mental representation of an object or concept.

microfenestrationnoun

A very small fenestration

microfermentationnoun

microbial fermentation on a very small scale

microfermenternoun

A very small fermenter

microfermentornoun

A very small fermentor

microferricadj

Being or relating to an audio cassette tape formulation with very small needle-shaped particles, offering increased remanence.

microfertilizernoun

A fertilizer composed of microelements

microfibernoun

Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber.

microfibrenoun

Alternative spelling of microfiber.

microfibrilnoun

A bundle of cellulose polymer chains held together by weak bonds.

microfibrillaradj

Of or pertaining to microfibrils

microfibrillaryadj

Composed of microfibrils

microfibrillinnoun

A very short form of fibrillin that serves as a scaffold for the deposition of elastin

microfibrosisnoun

A very small, localised fibrosis

microfibroticadj

Relating to a microfibrosis

microfibrousadj

Composed of microscopic fibres.

microficnoun

Synonym of ficlet.

microfichenoun

A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.

microfictionnoun

Fiction that has a significantly shorter than average length.

microfigurenoun

A figure of a person that is smaller than a minifigure but larger than a nanofigure.

microfilamentnoun

A thin filament made of the protein actin and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.

microfilamentousadj

Of, pertaining to, or composed of microfilaments

microfilaremianoun

infection of the blood with microfilariae

microfilarianoun

The very small larva of a filarial worm.

microfilarialadj

Relating to the microfilariae

microfilaricidaladj

That functions as a microfilaricide.

microfilaricidenoun

A pesticide that kills microfilariae

microfilaridermianoun

The presence of microfilaria in the skin

microfillnoun

A spreadable microparticulate substance used in dental work.

microfilmnoun

A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size.

microfilmableadj

Suitable for storage on microfilm.

microfilmernoun

A machine for producing microfilm.

microfilternoun

A filter that removes very small particles.

microfilteredadj

filtered through a microfilter

microfiltratenoun

The filtrate produced by microfiltration

microfiltrationnoun

filtration through a microporous membrane

microfinancenoun

Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.

microfinancialadj

Of, pertaining to, or by means of microfinance.

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