11-letter words containing mic
- microlights — Plural form of microlight.
- microlithic — pertaining to or characterized by the use of microliths, as a people or culture.
- micromanage — to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details.
- micrometers — Plural form of micrometer.
- micromethod — the use of magnification, usually by using a microscope, for study or for performing mechanical operations on a very small scale.
- micrometric — Of or pertaining to micrometry.
- micromicro- — pico-
- micromilli- — nano-
- micromotion — a motion, especially a periodic one, of very short duration or length.
- micronation — an entity, typically existing only on the internet or within the private property of its members, that lays claim to sovereign status as an independent nation, but which is unrecognized by real nations
- microneedle — a very fine needle that is used in the performance of delicate procedures, esp biological ones
- micronesian — of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- micronuclei — Plural form of micronucleus.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- microphones — Plural form of microphone.
- microphonic — of, relating to, or in the nature of a microphone.
- microphylls — Plural form of microphyll.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- microporous — composed of or having extremely small pores.
- microquasar — (astronomy, stars) A high-energy binary star system that includes black hole or neutron star and which resembles a quasar.
- microreader — a device for projecting an enlarged image of a microfilm or microphotograph, especially on a ground-glass screen.
- microrelief — surface features of the earth of small dimensions, commonly less than 50 feet (15 meters).
- microscopes — Plural form of microscope.
- microscopic — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
- microsecond — a unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. Symbol: μsec.
- microseisms — Plural form of microseism.
- microsensor — a miniature electronic device used to detect changes in the environment.
- microskirts — Plural form of microskirt.
- microsmatic — (of humans and certain animals) having a poor sense of smell
- microsphere — a very small medical particle, containing a diagnostic or therapeutic agent, that is injected into the blood
- microspores — Plural form of microspore.
- microstress — a stress in the microstructure of a metal, as one caused by the distortion of space lattices.
- microswitch — a highly sensitive switch used in automatic-control devices.
- microsystem — A microscopic system, especially a system using microscopic electromechanical components.
- microtrauma — (medicine) Any small, insignificant injury, but especially one of a series (such as suffered by athletes) that can lead to major injury.
- microtremor — microearthquake.
- microtubule — a hollow cylindrical structure in the cytoplasm of most cells, involved in intracellular shape and transport.
- microvessel — (medicine) A very small blood vessel, such as a capillary or arteriole.
- microvillar — Of or pertaining to a microvillus.
- microvillus — any of the small, fingerlike projections of the surface of an epithelial cell.
- microwaving — Present participle of microwave.
- microwriter — a small device with six keys for creating text that can be printed or displayed on a visual display unit
- micturating — Present participle of micturate.
- micturition — the act of passing urine; urination.
- millimicron — a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron; one-billionth of a meter. Symbol: mμ.
- mimic panel — a panel simulating the geographical layout of a television studio, railway points system, traffic interchange, etc, in which small indicator lamps display the selected state of the lighting circuits, signalling, traffic lights, etc
- monochromic — a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.
- monogrammic — Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.
- nonacademic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
- nonanatomic — not anatomic, not related to an organism's structure or its study