| MICROPARTY | • microparty n. (Chiefly Australian politics) A very small political party. • MICROPARTY n. a small political party, especially one focussing on a single issue. |
| MICROPHAGE | • microphage n. (Biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte). • MICROPHAGE n. a small phagocyte. |
| MICROPHONE | • microphone n. A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into… • microphone v. (Transitive) To put one or more microphones on or in. • MICROPHONE n. an instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usually for the purpose of transmitting or recording sound (as speech or music). |
| MICROPHYLL | • microphyll n. (Botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf. • microphyll n. (Botany) A very small leaf. • MICROPHYLL n. a type of (usually small) leaf having a single medial vein, characteristic of the glycophytes (clubmosses, spike mosses, and quillworts). |
| MICROPHYTE | • microphyte n. (Biology) Any microscopic plant or alga. • MICROPHYTE n. a very minute plant, one of certain unicellular algae, such as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be. |
| MICROPIPET | • micropipet n. Alternative form of micropipette. • MICROPIPET n. a very fine pipet, also MICROPIPETTE. |
| MICROPOLIS | • MICROPOLIS n. a small city. |
| MICROPORES | • micropores n. Plural of micropore. • MICROPORE n. a very small pore. |
| MICROPOWER | • micropower n. (Sometimes attributive) The generation, storage and use of extremely small amounts of power. • MICROPOWER n. generating, using, or relating to small amounts of power. |
| MICROPRINT | • microprint n. (Uncountable) Extremely small print. • microprint n. (Countable) A document bearing a microreproduction of printed text. • MICROPRINT n. a microphotograph of e.g. printed text. |
| MICROPRISM | • microprism n. Any of many very small prisms used, either to form a reflective surface, or to form an area in a camera’s… • MICROPRISM n. a tiny prism used as a focusing aid on a single-lens reflex camera. |
| MICROPROBE | • microprobe n. (Chemistry) An instrument used to determine the chemical composition at a point on a solid surface… • MICROPROBE n. a device that produces a very thin electron beam by which the chemical makeup of various compounds may be examined. |
| MICROPROOF | • microproof adj. That may be used in a microwave oven without damage. |
| MICROPSIAS | • micropsias n. Plural of micropsia. • MICROPSIA n. a condition of the eyes in which objects appear smaller than normal. |
| MICROPUMPS | • micropumps n. Plural of micropump. • MICROPUMP n. a miniature pump inserted under the skin to administer a drug. |
| MICROPYLAR | • micropylar adj. Of or pertaining to micropyles. • MICROPYLAR adj. of or like a micropyle, a micropore in ovum for spermatozoon. |
| MICROPYLES | • micropyles n. Plural of micropyle. • MICROPYLE n. a micropore in ovum for spermatozoon; a minute pollen opening in a plant ovule. |