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 microposthic Of or pertaining to microposthia. micropotential A very small electric potential. micropotentiostat A very small potentiostat micropower The generation, storage and use of extremely small amounts of power. micropowered Running on very small amounts of power. micropractice A small-scale social or cultural practice. microprecipitate A microscopic precipitate microprecipitation precipitation of very small particles micropredation Predation among microorganisms. micropredator A very small predator, with some characteristics of a parasite, feeding on blood and sometimes other parts of the prey animal's body, but usually sparing the life of the host. micropredatory Relating to a micropredator micropreemie A very small prematurely-born baby. micropreparation The preparation of a very small quantity of a substance. micropreparative That can prepare a very small quantity of a substance. microprice The lower limit of a martingale price microprint Extremely small print microprinted Rendered in microprint; printed at a very small size. microprinter A printer capable of producing microprint microprinting Microprint. microprism Any of many very small prisms used, either to form a reflective surface, or to form an area in a camera's viewfinder that blurs if the image is not precisely in focus microprismatic Composed of microprisms microprobe An instrument used to determine the chemical composition at a point on a solid surface, such as that of a mineral. It analyzes the X-rays emitted when a beam of electrons are focused on the sample. microproblem A very small-scale problem. microproblematica Microscopic fossils that cannot be identified or assigned to a taxon. microprocedural Relating to a microprocedure. microprocedure A scientific procedure involving microscopically small amounts of a substance. microprocess Relatively small-scale process microprocessed Equipped with a microprocessor microprocessing The use of microprocessors. microprocessor The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip). microprofile A profile with microscale accuracy. microprofiler A device that uses microelectrodes to analyze chemical structure. microprogram A set of microinstructions in a CPU, used to implement machine instructions. microprogrammable Capable of being microprogrammed microprogrammer A programmer who develops microprograms. microproject A very small project. microprojectile A microscopic particle, typically composed of nucleic acid, that can be propelled into living cells at high velocity microprojection A microscopically small projection. microprojector A very small image projector that can be held in the hand. microprolactinoma A small (<10 mm diameter) prolactinoma. microproof That may be used in a microwave oven without damage micropropaganda Small-scale propaganda. micropropagate To propagate by means of micropropagation micropropagated propagated by means of micropropagation micropropagation The propagation of plant clones from a microscopic piece of tissue from a single plant micropropulsion A propulsion system designed to generate extremely small levels of thrust for objects such as nanosatellites. microprosodic Relating to microprosody microprosody The microdynamic behaviour of vowels in a particular language microprotein A small protein. microproteinemia The chronic presence of microprotein (especially microglobulin) in the blood; a sign of renal damage microproteinuria The presence of microprotein in the urine microproteomic Relating to microproteomics. microproteomics The proteomics of microproteins microprotrusion A microscopically small protrusion. microprudence The systemic prudence of individual financial institutions. microprudential Relating to systemic prudence of individual financial institutions microprudentially In a microprudential context. micropsia A disorder in which objects appear much smaller than normal, most often the result of a neurological dysfunction. micropsychism The belief that the physical world is independent of the mind, and that some ultimates have experiential properties that are fundamentally necessary in the explanation of consciousness. micropsychosis transient psychosis micropsychotic Relating to micropsychosis. micropterigid Any moth in the family Micropterigidae. micropterous Having small, sometimes merely vestigial, wings. microptery The state of being micropterous. micropub A very small public house micropubescin A coumarin found in Micromelum pubescens. micropublication A microform publication. micropublish To produce microform publications. micropublisher A publisher of microform publications. micropublishing The publishing of microform publications. micropulley A microscale pulley. micropulsation A very small, change in the strength of the magnetic field of the Earth. micropulse A very small, or very short pulse micropulverization The action or the result of micropulverizing micropulverize To pulverize either a very small sample, or to produce very small particles micropulverizer A device used to grind / pulverize small samples of material micropump A microscale pump. micropunch A very small punch (device) micropunctate Having very small spots or punctures micropuncturation A very small puncture. micropuncture A very small puncture micropunctured Having a very small puncture micropurchase A purchase for a very small amount of money. micropurification purification by means of microfiltration micropustular Relating to micropustules. micropustule A very tiny pustule. micropygid Any sea urchin in the family Micropygidae micropygmy An individual of the species Homo floresiensis. micropygous Having the pygidium considerably smaller than the cephalon. micropylar Of or pertaining to micropyles micropyle In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum. microquake microearthquake microquantity An extremely small quantity. microquartz Microcrystalline quartz. microquasar A high-energy binary star system that includes black hole or neutron star and which resembles a quasar. microrad A unit of radiation equal to one millionth of a rad. microradian A unit of angle equal to one millionth of a radian. microradio The use of low-power community-based noncommercial FM radio stations broadcasting to a range of approximately 10 miles or less. microradiogram An image produced by microradiography microradiograph an enlarged microradiogram, used to study microscopic detail microradiographic Relating to microradiography. microradiography the production of enlarged images of the interior of thin specimens by penetration of low-energy X-rays microradiosurgery radiosurgery using a very narrow beam microraion A residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union; a microdistrict. microrandomized Describing a very small randomized trial microraptor A small, four-winged paravian dinosaur of the genus Microraptor. microraptorian Any raptor of the clade Microraptoria microraptorine Synonym of microraptorian. microratchet A microscopic ratchet, typically formed from nanohairs microreaction reaction in a microreactor microreactor A very small-scale reactor microreader Any device used to read microfilm or microfiche microrearrangement A very small rearrangement (typically of genetic material in a chromosome) microrecombination Very small scale recombination of nucleotides microrecord A document or similar item of data reduced to a microscopic format for easier storage. microrecording recording by means of microphotography microrecrystallization Recrystallizing in such a manner as to produce crystals of a very fine grain size. microrecrystallized Recrystallized in such a manner as to produce crystals of a very fine grain size. microreentrant Describing a reentrant circuit that is restricted to a small area of the atrium microrefrigerator A microscopic (solid-state) refrigerator. microrefugial Relating to microrefugia microrefugium A very small refugium. microregion An administrative area in Brazil consisting of groups of municipalities bordering urban areas microregional Relating to a microregion microregulate To regulate in great detail, or on a microscopic scale. microregulator A very small regulator microrelief Very small relief (difference of elevations on a surface). microrem A unit of absorbed radiation equivalent to one millionth of a rem. microremains microscopic remains microreparations Small payments, such as a fraction of a company's profits, paid as compensation for past transgressions. microrepeat A very short repeat microreplication replication of microscale structures microrepresentation A representation on a smaller scale. microreproduction Reproduction of text, drawings, etc. at a very small size, as on microcard, microfiche, etc. microresidue A very small residue. microresistivity A very small resistivity microresistojet A very small resistojet. microresistor A microscopic resistor microresonator A microscopic resonator microrespirometer A device used for measuring respiration in isolated tissue samples, or in single cells microrespirometric Relating to microrespirometry microrespirometry respirometry by means of a microrespirometer microreticulate Composed of very small reticula microreticulated microreticulate microretiree One who goes on a microretirement. microretirement An extended break from employment. microretrognathia The condition of having a hypoplastic and posteriorly displaced mandible. microretrognathic Having, or characterised by microretrognathia. microretrognathism Microretrognathia. microreversibility reversibility at the microscopic level, especially the reversibility of every stage in a catalytic cycle