Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z microdissected dissected using microdissection microdissection A dissection using a microscope and very fine instruments. microdissectional Relating to microdissection microdissector A machine used for microdissection. microdissemination The dissemination of microparticles (typically of a tumour) microdistance A very small distance microdistillation distillation of a very small amount of liquid, typically an essential oil microdistiller The person or company that operates a microdistillery. microdistillery A small commercial distillery. microdistilling Small-scale distillery of alcohol. microdistinction A very fine or minor distinction between things. microdistortion A very small-scale distortion microdistribution Very small-scale distribution microdistributor A small-scale distributor. microdistrict Synonym of microraion (“a residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union”). microdiverse Exhibiting microdiversity microdiversity The diversity of phylogenetically closely related but physiologically distinct populations of bacteria microDNA The most abundant subtype of extrachromosomal circular DNA eccDNA in humans, typically ranging from 200-400 base pairs in length and enriched in nonrepetitive genomic sequences with a high density of exons. microdocument A document bearing a microreproduction of printed text; a microprint. microdocumentary A very short documentary. microdolerite A form of dolerite that has very small grains microdoleritic Relating to or composed of microdolerite. microdomain Any of several small regions of a cell membrane that has a distinct structure and a distinct function microdomatid Any gastropod in the family Microdomatidae. microdonation A donation of a very small amount. microdont A tooth that is smaller than usual. microdontia A condition in which the teeth are, or appear, smaller than normal microdontic Relating to microdontia microdontine Any hoverfly of the subfamily Microdontinae microdontism The quality of having small teeth. microdosage The administration of a microdose. microdose A very low dose of a substance. microdoser A device that delivers a very small dose of something, such as insulin. microdosimetric Relating to microdosimetry microdosimetry The measurement of the effects of very small amounts of ionizing radiation, especially that along a single track of such radiation microdot A text or photographic image that has been reduced in size to that of a typographical dot in order to escape detection by unintended recipients. microdotted Marked with one or more microdots. microdoublet A doublet lens (typically composed of a solid lens and a liquid-filled lens) made by microfabrication microdrag Very small-scale drag (resistance to movement through a fluid) microdrainage Small-scale drainage. microdrama A filming style characterized by close-up camera work focusing on the reactions of a single character. microdramatic Relating to microdrama. microdrawing A drawing showing the microscopic detail of something. microdress An extremely short minidress with the hemline ending on top of the thighs or above. microdrile Any relatively small, generally aquatic, oligochaete, a member of a sometimes used size-based division of the class Oligochaeta. microdrill A microscopic drill (boring tool). microdrive A miniature hard disk. microdrone A very small drone aircraft. microdrop A microscopic drop microdroplet A microscopic droplet. microdropper A dropper that dispenses microscopic amounts of liquid. microduct A very small duct, typically in bundles, for the installation of microduct fibre optic cables. microduplicate To undergo microduplication microduplicated Modified by microduplication microduplication A genetic mutation resulting from the duplication of a small part of a chromosome microdust Dust made up of microscopic particles. microdynamic Relating to microdynamics. microdynamics Very small-scale dynamics microdynamometer A dynamometer that has a micromotor microdyne A unit of force equal to one millionth of a dyne. microdysgenesis Very small-scale dysgenesis microdystrophin A truncated form of dystrophin missing most of the internal exons microearphone A really tiny earphone. microearthquake A very low-intensity earthquake, usually three or less on the Richter scale. microechinate A small, echinate pollen grain microecofact A very small ecofact microecological Of or pertaining to microecology. microecology The ecology of a system of microorganisms microeconometric Relating to microeconometrics microeconometrician An econometrician whose speciality is microeconometrics microeconometrics Very small-scale econometrics, typically of individuals microeconomic Of, or relating to, microeconomics. microeconomics The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company. microeconomist One who studies microeconomics. microeconomy A very small economy. microecosystem A very small ecosystem microeinstein The unit equal to one millionth of an einstein. microelastic Relating to the elastic properties of very small objects microelasticity The elasticity of very small objects microelastography elastography of microtumours microelectric Describing any electric apparatus that is much smaller than usual microelectrochemical Describing any very small electrochemical device or procedure microelectrochemistry electrochemistry using very small devices microelectrode A very small, fine electrode, most often used to study the electrical behaviour of biological cells or tissues. microelectromechanical Describing any very small electromechanical system or device that is larger than a nanoelectromechanical one. microelectromechanically In microelectromechanical terms or context. microelectromechanics The design and development of microelectromechanical systems. microelectronic Relating to microelectronics. microelectronically By means of microelectronics. microelectronics The study, science, subject, or manufacture of microelectronic devices. microelectronvolt A unit of energy equal to one millionth of an electronvolt, symbol μeV. microelectrophoresis The direct microscopic observation and measurement of the movement of particles during electrophoresis. microelectrophoretic Relating to microelectrophoresis. microelectrophoretically By means of microelectrophoresis. microelectrospray An electrospray that creates a very fine spray microelement trace element microelemental Being or relating to a microelement. microelimination elimination, typically of a pathogen, in one small region at a time microellipticity The quality of being microelliptic. microelution Very small-scale elution microembolic Relating to a microembolism microembolism A small particle, in the bloodstream, that can cause an embolism in large numbers microembolization Embolization on a small scale. microembolus A microscopic embolus microemulsification The formation of a microemulsion microemulsified Converted to a microemulsion microemulsifying That forms a microemulsion microemulsion A stable emulsion that is clear because the individual droplets of the dispersed phase are less than 100 nanometers in diameter microencapsulate To embed by means of microencapsulation. microencapsulated encapsulated using microencapsulation microencapsulation A process in which tiny capsules of one substance are embedded in another so as to be released when force is applied microencapsulator Any device that performs microencapsulation. microencephalic Relating to, or characterised by microencephaly microencephaly The condition of having a small brain microendemic endemic to only a very small region microendemicity The condition of being microendemic microendemism The condition of being microendemic microendolith Any microscopic endolith microendolithic Relating to microendoliths microendoscope An endoscope with microscopy capability (that is, substantial magnification). microendoscopic Of or pertaining to microendoscopy microendoscopy Microscopic endoscopy: endoscopy by means of a microendoscope, with substantial magnification of the field of view. microendothelial Describing very small endothelial cells microengine A very small engine microengineer To engineer by means of microengineering microengineering The engineering of microscopic devices microengrave To produce, or to employ a grid of microscopic fine lines microenterprise A very small business with five or fewer employees, or the business sector comprising these businesses. microentity A very small entity. microentrepreneur One who operates a microenterprise; a small-scale entrepreneur. microentrepreneurial Relating to microentrepreneurs or microenterprise. microentrepreneurship small-scale entrepreneurship; the running of a microenterprise microenvironment A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area. microenvironmental Pertaining to a microenvironment. microenvironmentally In a microenvironmental context. microepibiont Any microscopic epibiont microepidemic An epidemic that is contained in a very small locality microepidemiological Relating to microepidemiology microepidemiology Epidemiology studied over very short distances. microepiphyte A very small epiphyte microepiphytic Relating to microepiphytes microequivalent One millionth of an equivalent. microerg One millionth (10⁻⁶) of an erg. microergodic microscopically ergodic microerosion Very small-scale erosion microerythrocyte A very small erythrocyte microesthetic Relating to microesthetics microesthetics The esthetics of relatively small-scale features microetch To etch on a very small scale microetching A microscopic etching