English Words: M

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microspotnoun

A microscopic spot, especially such a spot of pollution collected on a gelatine film

microspotternoun

A device used in microspotting

microspottingnoun

The deposition of biomolecules on a surface using capillaries etc

microspraynoun

A spray (of liquid) from a very fine nozzle

microsprayernoun

A very small sprayer

microspreadernoun

A very small spreader (in any of several contexts)

microsprinklernoun

A very small scale sprinkler

microsquamulenoun

A very small squamule.

microstagingnoun

The microscopic examination of a skin sample in order to determine the stage of a tumor or cancer.

microstampnoun

A microscopic marking on a firearm cartridge, made by microstamping.

microstampedadj

Marked by means of microstamping.

microstampingnoun

The use of laser technology to engrave a microscopic marking onto the tip of the firing pin and onto the breech face of a firearm, so that spent cartridges give information about the firearm.

microstatenoun

A country that has a very small population and land area.

microstatementnoun

A statement in microcode.

microstaticadj

Of or relating to an agent that prevents a colony of microbes from increasing in size.

microstationnoun

A small networked computer with limited capabilities.

microstatisticaladj

Relating to microstatistics

microstatisticsnoun

microscale statistics

microsteatosisnoun

microvesicular steatosis

microsteatoticadj

Relating to microsteatosis.

microstencilnoun

A very small stencil

microstentnoun

A very small stent, typically used in operations on the eye

microstepnoun

A very small step (typically made by a stepping motor)

microsteppernoun

A stepping motor capable of making microsteps

microstereolithographynoun

stereolithography of very small components

microsthenenoun

Any of a group of mammals characteristically of small size, including various rodents (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals, but not adopted thereafter)

microsthenicadj

Having a typically small size (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals)

microstimulateverb

To stimulate individual nerve cells using a small electric current.

microstimulationnoun

The stimulation of individual nerve cells using a small electric current

microstimulatornoun

A very small stimulator

microstimulatorsnoun

plural of microstimulator

microstimulusnoun

A very small stimulus, especially one produced by microstimulation

microstockadj

Of or relating to a form of stock photography where the images are sourced on an individual basis, as from amateur photographers via the Internet.

microstomianoun

The presence of an abnormally small mouth, a clinical feature of many craniofacial syndromes.

microstoragenoun

storage in microscopically small form, as on microfilm or microfiche

microstorynoun

An extremely short story.

microstrabismusnoun

monofixation syndrome

microstrainnoun

A strain expressed in terms of parts per million

microstrainernoun

A strainer that can remove very small particles

microstratificationnoun

stratification on a microscopic scale

microstratigraphicadj

Relating to, or using microstratigraphy

microstratigraphynoun

The microscopic study of geological strata

microstreamnoun

A microscopic stream

microstreamingnoun

movement as a very small stream

microstreamsnoun

plural of microstream

microstressnoun

stress in the microstructure of a material, typically in its crystal lattice

microstressornoun

A microscale stressor.

microstretchnoun

microscopic stretch (of a microelement of a solid)

microstriateadj

Having microstriations

microstriationnoun

A very small striation, especially such a scratch on the polished surface of a rock as a result of abrasion

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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 381. 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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