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 microsized Greatly reduced in size. microskill Any minor individual skill used within an area of practice. microskirt An extremely short miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level. microskirted Wearing a microskirt. microsleep A brief period of sleep, usually of a few seconds, that may result from sleep deprivation or various medical conditions. microslice An extremely small slice microslicer A microtome. microslide microscope slide microslip A very small slip microslippage A very small slippage. microslit A very narrow slit Microslop The technology company Microsoft. Microsloth Microsoft. microsmatic Having a poorly developed sense of smell. microsnail A micromollusk, especially a marine one microsnapwell A miniaturized chamber used to measure the transepithelial electrical resistance of small intestinal fragments exposed to various stimuli microsnare A very small snare microsocial Relating to society on a small scale, or in small groups. microsociety A very small social grouping of people microsociolinguistic Relating to microsociolinguistics. microsociolinguistics sociolinguistics at the level of linguistic interactions between individuals, rather than in wider society microsociological Relating to microsociology. microsociologically In terms of microsociology. microsociologist One who studies microsociology. microsociology The subdiscipline of sociology that deals with everyday small-scale human interactions. Microsoft A company whose products are widespread. Microsofter An employee of Microsoft. Microsoftian Of or relating to Microsoft, or its products. Microsoftie An employee of Microsoft. Microsoftify To assimilate into a Microsoft framework. microsoftware software for a microcomputer microsolenoid A very small solenoid microsolvation The solvation of a small cation or anion microsoma One of the minute granules embedded in the hyaline plasm of the protoplasm of vegetable cells. microsomal Of or pertaining to a microsome microsome A vesicle formed as an artifact of cell disruption microsomia Abnormal smallness of the body; dwarfism. microsomic Relating to microsomes microsommite A hexagonal-trapezohedral mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur. microsong A very short song. microsonicator A very small sonicator microsonometry Small-scale sonometry. microsound A very short sound. microsource A source of micropower microspace A very small space microspacecraft A small spacecraft, typically weighing 10 kilograms or less. microspar A form of neomorphosed micrite with very small crystals microsparite A form of calcite containing very small spar crystals microsparitic Relating to or consisting of microspar (small, well-defined crystals, usually carbonate). microspark A tiny electrical spark. microspathodontine Relating to fish of the genus Microspathodon microspatial Relating to very small spaces microspatiality The quality of being microspatial. microspatula A very small spatula Microspeak The computer and business jargon associated with Microsoft. microspeciation The evolution of distinct microspecies microspecies A genotype that is perpetuated by apomixis. microspeckle A small paraspeckle microspectral Relating to the spectra of very small samples microspectrofluorometer A very small spectrofluorometer, used in microspectrofluorometry microspectrofluorometric Relating to microspectrofluorometry microspectrofluorometrically By means of microspectrofluorometry. microspectrofluorometry spectrofluorometry using very small amounts of sample material microspectrometer A very small spectrometer microspectrometry spectrometry using a microspectrometer microspectrophotometer A spectrophotometer equipped with a microscope microspectrophotometric Relating to microspectrophotometry microspectrophotometrically By means of a microspectrophotometer microspectrophotometry spectrophotometry of very small amounts of material, or that uses a microspectrophotometer microspectroscope A spectroscope that incorporates a microscope, and that can measure the spectra of microscopic objects. microspectroscopic Of or pertaining to microspectroscopy. microspectroscopy spectroscopy using a microspectroscope microsphere Any sphere whose size is measured in micrometres microspheric Of a foraminifer: large in size, but having a small initial chamber. microspherical Composed of microscopic spheres microspherocyte An abnormally small spherocyte. microspheroid A very small spheroid microspherophakia A rare condition where the lens of the eye is abnormally small and spherical. microspherophakic Relating to, or exhibiting, microspherophakia. microspherule A microscopic spherulite microspherulite A microscopic spherical particle, mainly consisting of mineral material, and created by natural physicochemical processes microspherulitic Composed of microspherulites microspike A microscopic spike. microspin microscopic spin (in a turbulent fluid) microspine A very small spine (sharp protrudence) microspinule A microscopic spinule microspirometer A small, hand-held spirometer microspirometry spirometry using a microspirometer microsplanchnic Having an abnormally small trunk or torso. microsplenia Unusually small size of the spleen. microsplenic Exhibiting or relating to microsplenia. microsponge A collection of very small, spongelike particles, having a large porous surface, used for drug delivery. microsporange Synonym of microsporangium. microsporangial Of or pertaining to microsporangia. microsporangiate Relating to microsporangia microsporangium A case, capsule or container that holds microspores. microspore The smaller spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a male gametophyte. microsporic Of or pertaining to microspores. microsporid Any beetle in the family Microsporidae, a synonym of the Sphaeriusidae. microsporidial Relating to microsporidia microsporidian Any of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, considered to be fungi or close relatives of fungi. microsporidiosis Infection by microsporidians. microsporidium Synonym of microsporidian. microsporocarp A very small sporocarp, containing microsporangia microsporocyte A cell that produces (typically four) microspores during meiosis. microsporocytic Relating to microsporocytes microsporogenesis The formation of four haploid microspores by meiosis. microsporogenous Involved in microsporogenesis. microsporophore An organ that bears microspores. microsporophyll A leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia. microsporosis An infection caused by fungi of the genus Microsporum. microsporous Relating to microspores. microspot A microscopic spot, especially such a spot of pollution collected on a gelatine film microspotter A device used in microspotting microspotting The deposition of biomolecules on a surface using capillaries etc microspray A spray (of liquid) from a very fine nozzle microsprayer A very small sprayer microspreader A very small spreader (in any of several contexts) microsprinkler A very small scale sprinkler microsquamule A very small squamule. microstaging The microscopic examination of a skin sample in order to determine the stage of a tumor or cancer. microstamp A microscopic marking on a firearm cartridge, made by microstamping. microstamped Marked by means of microstamping. microstamping The use of laser technology to engrave a microscopic marking onto the tip of the firing pin and onto the breech face of a firearm, so that spent cartridges give information about the firearm. microstar A tiny star shaped object. microstate A sovereign state which has a very small land area and population. microstatement A statement in microcode. microstatic Of or relating to an agent that prevents a colony of microbes from increasing in size. microstation A small networked computer with limited capabilities. microstatistical Relating to microstatistics microstatistics microscale statistics microsteatosis microvesicular steatosis microsteatotic Relating to microsteatosis. microstencil A very small stencil microstent A very small stent, typically used in operations on the eye microstep A very small step (typically made by a stepping motor) microstepper A stepping motor capable of making microsteps microstepping That makes microsteps microsteradian One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a steradian. microstereolithography stereolithography of very small components microsthene Any of a group of mammals characteristically of small size, including various rodents (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals, but not adopted thereafter) microsthenic Having a typically small size (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals) microstigmatid Any spider in the family Microstigmatidae. microstimulate To stimulate individual nerve cells using a small electric current. microstimulation The stimulation of individual nerve cells using a small electric current microstimulator A very small stimulator microstimulus A very small stimulus, especially one produced by microstimulation microstock Of or relating to a form of stock photography where the images are sourced on an individual basis, as from amateur photographers via the Internet. microstomatid Any fish in the family Microstomatidae. microstomia The presence of an abnormally small mouth, a clinical feature of many craniofacial syndromes.