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 microphagous Feeding on small particles. microphagy The condition of being microphagous microphakia Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye. microphakic Relating to, or exhibiting, microphakia. microphallus The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis microphanerophyte Any phanerophyte between 2 and 8 metres in height micropharmacological Relating to micropharmacology micropharmacology pharmacology at a subcellular level microphase Describes relatively small particles in a dispersion etc. microphenocryst A very small crystal in a fine-grained porphyritic rock. microphenocrystic Of, pertaining to, or containing microphenocrysts microphenological Relating to microphenology microphenology phenology of microclimate microphenomenal Relating to microscale phenomena. microphenomenon A microscale phenomenon. microphenotype A relatively small phenotype microphilanthropy Philanthropy in the form of microdonations. microphile A person who has microphilia. microphilia A love of trivia or minutiae. microphobia A morbid fear of microbes. microphone A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio. microphonic Of or relating to microphonics. microphonically In terms of microphonics. microphonics The phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal. microphonist Someone who performs using a microphone, for example a speaker or as part of a show microphonograph A machine that combines the microphone and the phonograph, so as to record and replay sounds. microphonographic Relating to the microphonograph. microphonous Serving to augment the intensity of weak sounds; amplifying. microphony microphonics (unwanted signal caused by vibrations) microphot One millionth of a phot (unit of illuminance). microphoto microphotograph microphotodiode A very small photodiode microphotodisruption Very small-scale photodisruption. microphotogram A photogram viewed using a microscope. microphotograph A photograph so reduced in size that it must be viewed through a lens or a microscope. microphotographer One who takes microphotographs. microphotographic Relating to microphotography. microphotography The field of study of creating microphotographs, of photographing very small items or areas. microphotoluminescence photoluminescence of microscopic structures microphotolysis Photolysis on a very small scale. microphotometer Any of various photometers used either to measure the variation of densities over small areas, or to measure accurately small changes in illumination. microphotometric Of or relating to microphotometry. microphotometrically By means of microphotometry. microphotometry Measurement performed with a microphotometer. microphthalmia The presence of abnormally small eyes. microphthalmic Relating to microphthalmia microphthalmos Microphthalmia. microphthalmous Having unusually small eyes microphthalmus A person with microphthalmia. microphyll A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf. microphylline Composed of small leaflets or scales. microphyllinic Of or pertaining to microphyllinic acid. A chemical type of lichen. microphyllous Of or having microphyll leaves microphysical Of or pertaining to microphysics microphysically In terms of microphysics. microphysicist One who studies microphysics. microphysics The branch of physics that deals with objects smaller than a molecule microphysid Any bug in the family Microphysidae. microphysiological Relating to microphysiology microphysiology physiology studied on a very small scale microphytal Pertaining to, or of the nature of, microphytes. microphyte Any microscopic plant or alga microphytic Relating to microphytes. microphytobenthic Relating to the microphytobenthos. microphytobenthos very small phytobenthos microphytology The scientific study of microphytes. microphytoplankton microscopic phytoplankton microphytoplanktonic Relating to microphytoplankton. micropia micropsia micropicture A very small picture micropiezometer A very small piezometer micropig A miniature breed of pig. micropigmentation A cosmetic technique that uses tattoos to add permanent designs to the skin, such as artificial eyebrows. micropile Microfleece (material). micropillar A microscopic pillar micropin A microscale pin. micropinocytic Relating to micropinocytosis. micropinocytosis Synonym of pinocytosis. micropinocytotic Relating to micropinocytosis micropinosome A very small pinosome micropipe A defect in a single crystal substrate. micropipette A very small pipette. micropit A microscopic pit (in a surface) micropixel A very small pixel. microplacentome The placentome of microtissue microplacoid A very small placoid scale microplagiarism A kind of plagiarism which uses relatively short sections of arbitrary sources and combines them to form a larger, seemingly unified text. microplanar In the form of a very small plane microplane One of a set of planes, variously oriented and microscopically bounded, within a material, used in modelling stresses etc. microplanetoid An astronomical body smaller than a planetoid, such as an asteroid or planetesimal. microplankton microscopic zooplankton microplanktonic Relating to microplankton microplanning planning in great detail microplant A very small plant (in any sense) microplaque A very small area of plaque, especially one grown in a laboratory microplasma A gas discharge of small dimensions ranging from micrometers to millimeters, used in various medical and industrial applications. microplasmin A recombinant truncated form of human plasmin, obtained from miroplasminogen, used in the treatment of vitreomacular adhesion microplasminogen The inactive precursor of a microplasmin microplasmodium A small, independent fragment of a slime mold microplastic Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in high levels in the marine environment and increasingly throughout all environments and in food and drinks. microplasticity The property of a solid body whereby it shows plasticity (undergoes permanent change due to stress) in local areas while globally showing elasticity (maintaining the ability to return to its original shape and size). microplate A flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes. microplex Anything composed of very small components microplica Any of a series of very small folds on the surface of an epithelium microplicated Having microplications microplication A microscopic multiplicated pattern microplot A very small plot of land. microplusin An antimicrobial peptide present in the tick Rhipicephalus microplus. micropocket A very small pocket (all senses). micropod A member of the superseded taxonomic order Micropoda, which possess a diminutive foot or lack one, such as oysters. micropoem A very short poem. micropoetry Very short poetry. micropoint A microscopically small point. micropolar Exhibiting polarity at a microscopic scale micropolarity The condition of being micropolar micropolicy A highly specific, small-scale policy. micropolish To polish by using a suspension of a very fine abrasive powder. micropolisher A machine that micropolishes. micropolitan Of or pertaining to a city or twin cities having at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants; of a city: less populated than a metropolitan area but more than a rural one. micropolitical Of or pertaining to micropolitics. micropolitically In a micropolitical way; by means of micropolitics. micropolitics The use of formal and informal power by individuals and groups to achieve their goals within organizations, as opposed to macropolitics. micropollutant Any pollutant that has a toxic effect at very small concentrations. micropolygon A very small polygon. micropolygyria A neuronal migration disorder, a developmental anomaly of the brain characterized by development of numerous small convolutions (microgyri), causing mental retardation. micropolyhedron A very small polyhedron micropolymer A microparticle made from a polymer micropolymerize To form into a micropolymer micropolymerized Formed into a micropolymer micropolymorphism Very small polymorphism micropolyphonic Exhibiting or relating to micropolyphony. micropolyphony A polyphonic musical texture consisting of many lines of dense canons moving at different tempos or rhythms. micropool A shallow artificial pool installed at the bottom of a basin to convert it into a wetland. micropoop excretion of waste by microorganisms micropopulation A population of microorganisms microporate To undergo microporation microporation A form of transfection using electroporation microporator An electroporator designed to use very small samples micropore A microscopic pore microporellid Any bryozoan in the family Microporellidae. microporelliform Having the form of a member of the Microporellidae. microporosity The state of being microporous microporous Having micropores of a size less than 2 nanometres. microporphyric Synonym of microporphyritic. microporphyritic having microscopic phenocrysts. microportrait An extremely small portrait. micropositioner Any device used to position something within very fine limits micropositioning Highly precise microscale positioning, as with a micropositioner. micropost A very short posted message. microposthia The condition where the foreskin of the penis does not cover the glans.