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  • microcomponent — a hi-fi component considerably smaller than a minicomponent and much smaller than a standard-size component.
  • microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
  • microcomputing — the use of microcomputers.
  • microcontinent — An isolated fragment of continental crust forming part of a small crust plate.
  • microdetection — the measurement of small quantities
  • microelectrode — a very small electrode
  • microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
  • microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
  • microfortnight — One millionth of the fundamental unit of time in the Furlong/Firkin/Fortnight system of measurement; 1.2096 sec. (A furlong is 1/8th of a mile; a firkin is 1/4th of a barrel; the mass unit of the system is taken to be a firkin of water). The VMS operating system has a lot of tuning parameters that you can set with the SYSGEN utility, and one of these is TIMEPROMPTWAIT, the time the system will wait for an operator to set the correct date and time at boot if it realises that the current value is bogus. This time is specified in microfortnights! Multiple uses of the millifortnight (about 20 minutes) and nanofortnight have also been reported.
  • microinjection — injection performed under a microscope, especially of a solution or gene transplant into a cell or cell part.
  • micromagnetism — (physics) The study of magnetism at the sub-micrometre scale.
  • micromarketing — the marketing of products or services designed to meet the needs of a very small section of the market
  • micrometeorite — A micrometeoroid that has entered the earth’s atmosphere.
  • micrometeoroid — A microscopic particle in space or of extraterrestrial origin that is small enough so that if it enters the earth’s atmosphere, it will not burn up but drift to the earth’s surface instead.
  • microminiature — built on an extremely small scale, smaller than subminiature, especially of electronic equipment with small solid-state components in the place of vacuum tubes.
  • micronutrients — Plural form of micronutrient.
  • microparasites — Plural form of microparasite.
  • microparasitic — Of or pertaining to microparasites.
  • micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
  • micropegmatite — a rock with a microscopic pegmatitic structure
  • microphysicist — a physicist who specializes in microphysics
  • micropolitical — Of or pertaining to micropolitics.
  • microprojector — a microscope equipped with a prism or mirror to project a greatly magnified image of a microscopic slide onto a distant screen.
  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • micropyrometer — an optical pyrometer used to measure the temperature of small glowing bodies.
  • microsatellite — A miniature satellite.
  • microsoft mail — (messaging, tool)   (MS Mail) A Microsoft Windows electronic mail program.
  • microsoft word — (text, tool, product)   A popular word processor, part of the Microsoft Office suite. The original Word (versions 1.0 to 4.?/5.0?) was originally text-based (non-GUI) and ran under MS-DOS. Then Microsoft released Word for Windows 1.0 and 2.0. Later they produced new versions for each OS, both numbered 6.0.
  • microsporocyte — one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.
  • microstomatous — having an unusually small mouth
  • microstructure — the structure of a metal or alloy as observed, after etching and polishing, under a high degree of magnification.
  • microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
  • migrant-worker — migrating, especially of people; migratory.
  • militarisation — The process by which something such as an area of land or a function of government becomes dependent on or subordinate to the military, or military in its attributes or practices.
  • militarization — to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
  • millivoltmeter — A voltmeter that is sensitive enough to produce readings on the millivolt scale.
  • mind the store — to tend to business
  • mineralisation — Alternative spelling of mineralization.
  • mineralization — to convert into a mineral substance.
  • miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
  • minicalculator — a very small handheld calculator
  • minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
  • minor prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets
  • minor sentence — any sentence that is not a true full sentence; a transformation by deletion from a full sentence.
  • minority group — minority (defs 3, 4).
  • mirror writing — backward writing that resembles a mirror image of ordinary script.
  • mirror-writing — backward writing that resembles a mirror image of ordinary script.
  • mis-coordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
  • misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
  • misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
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