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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Michaelmas
Michaelmas Day noun honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

Michaelmas daisy
New York aster noun North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe

Michaelmastide
noun the season of Michaelmas

Michelangelesque
adjective in the manner of Michelangelo

Michelangelo
Michelangelo Buonarroti noun Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564)

Michelson-Morley experiment
noun a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth`s motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein`s theory of relativity

Michener
James Michener noun United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997)

Michigan
Chicago noun a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card

Michigan lily
Lilium michiganense noun lily of central North America having recurved orange-red flowers with deep crimson spots

Michigander
Wolverine noun a native or resident of Michigan

Mickey Finn
noun slang term for knockout drops

Mickey Mouse
noun a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt Disney

Micmac
noun the Algonquian language of the Micmac

miconazole
Monistat noun an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat)

micro
adjective extremely small in scale or scope or capability

microbalance
noun balance for weighing very small objects

microbe
bug 3 germ noun a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

microbial
microbic adjective of or involving or caused by or being microbes; `microbial warfare`

microbiologist
noun a specialist in microbiology

microbiology
noun the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans

microbrachia
noun abnormally small arms

microbrewery
noun a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere

Microcentrum
genus Microcentrum noun katydids

microcephalic
microcephalous adjective having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain; `a nanocephalic dwarf`

microcephaly
microcephalus noun an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain

Microchiroptera
suborder Microchiroptera noun most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats

Micrococcaceae
family Micrococcaceae noun spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes

Micrococcus
genus Micrococcus noun type genus of the family Micrococcaceae

microcosm
noun a miniature model of something

microcosmic
adjective relating to or characteristic of a microcosm; `the microcosmic world of business`

microcosmic salt
noun a white salt present in urine and used to test for metal oxides

microcrystalline
adjective containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope

microcyte
noun an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)

microcytic anemia
microcytic anaemia noun anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal

microcytosis
noun a blood disorder characterized by the presence of microcytes (abnormally small red blood cells) in the blood; often associated with anemia

Microdesmidae
family Microdesmidae noun worm fish

Microdipodops
genus Microdipodops noun kangaroo mice

microdot
noun photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security)

microeconomic
adjective of or relating to microeconomics

microeconomics
noun the branch of economics that studies the economy of consumers or households or individual firms

microeconomist
microeconomic expert noun an economist who specializes in microeconomics

microelectronic
adjective of or relating to or consisting of miniature electronic components

microelectronics
noun the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components

microevolution
noun evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies

microfarad
noun a unit of capacitance equal to one millionth of a farad

microfiche
noun small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material

microfilm
noun film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material

microfossil
noun a fossil that must be studied microscopically

microgametophyte
noun the male gametophyte produced by a microspore

microgauss
noun a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one millionth of a gauss

microglia
noun neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic

microgliacyte
noun a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue

microgram
mcg noun one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram

Microgramma
genus Microgramma noun epiphytic ferns of tropical America and Africa

Microhylidae
family Microhylidae noun narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide

Micromeria
genus Micromeria noun large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs

Micromeria juliana
noun dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions

micrometeoric
adjective of or relating to micrometeorites

micrometeorite
micrometeoroid noun a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere

micrometeoritic
adjective of or relating to micrometeorites

micrometer
micrometer gauge noun caliper for measuring small distances

micrometry
noun measuring with a micrometer

Micromyx
genus Micromyx noun Old World harvest mice

Micromyx minutus
noun small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields

micron
micrometer noun a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter

Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia noun a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986

Micronor
noun trade name for and oral contraceptive containing the progestin compound norethindrone

micronutrient
noun a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals)

microorganism
micro-organism noun any organism of microscopic size

micropaleontology
noun the paleontology of microfossils

micropenis
microphallus noun an abnormally small penis

microphage
noun a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria)

microphone
mike noun device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

microphone boom
noun a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set

microphoning
noun the transduction of sound waves into electrical waves (by a microphone)

microphotometer
noun special kind of densitometer that measures density variations over a very small area

Micropogonias
genus Micropogonias noun croakers

microprocessor
noun integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system; `a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer`; `a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive`

Micropterus
genus Micropterus noun American freshwater black basses

micropylar
adjective of or relating to a micropyle

micropyle
noun minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters

microradian
noun a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a milliradian

microscope
noun magnifier of the image of small objects; `the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell`

microscope slide
noun a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

microscope stage
noun a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination

microscopic
microscopical adjective too small to be seen except under a microscope

microscopic anatomy
noun the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs

microscopic field
noun the areas that is visible through a microscope

microscopically
adverb by using a microscope; so as to be visible only with a microscope; as seen with a microscope; `the blood was examined microscopically`; `the seeds were microscopically small`

microscopist
noun a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes

Microscopium
noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Sagittarius and Capricornus

microscopy
noun research with the use of microscopes

microsecond
noun one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond

microsomal
adjective of or relating to microsomes

microsome
noun a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA

Microsorium
genus Microsorium noun tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and Polynesia to Australia

microsporangium
noun a plant structure that produces microspores

microsporidian
noun parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells

microsporophyll
noun in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia

Microsporum
genus Microsporum noun a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm