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 minicalorimeter A small calorimeter minicam A small movie camera. minicamera A miniature camera. minicamp A short training session for members of a professional sports team, held before the main preseason training minican A small can. minicanal A small canal minicape A short cape-like garment worn over the shoulders. minicar A very small car; specifically, a car that is smaller than a subcompact minicasino A small casino. minicask A small cask minicassette A small cassette for use with a tape player, cassette player, or dictation machine. minicavity A small cavity minicelebrity Synonym of minor celebrity (“a celebrity of little importance or significance; someone famous for being famous”). minicell An achromosomal cell resulting from aberrant cell division, containing RNA and protein but little or no chromosomal DNA. minicellulosome A very small cellulosome minicentrifuge A small centrifuge Minich A surname. minichain A small chain (in various senses). minichapel A small chapel. minicharged Having a much smaller electric charge than is normal minicheeseburger A small cheeseburger. Minichiello A surname from Italian. minichromosomal Relating to minichromosomes. minichromosome A structure, resembling chromatin, formed from the DNA of a virus and histones from the host. minicircle One of the forms of circular DNA in a kinetoplast (the other being maxicircles). They produce gRNA (guide RNA) to decode the encrypted information in the maxicircles, typically through the insertion or deletion of uridine residues. minicircuitry Small-scale circuitry minicircular Relating to minicircles. minicistron A kind of synthetic cistron. minicity A smaller developed area within a city that boasts all of the traditional features and facilities of a city. Minick A surname. miniclade A clade with few members. miniclimate The climate of a relatively small area. miniclimax A minor climax. minicluster A small cluster miniclustered Relating to, or formed into miniclusters minicoat A very short coat. minicollagen Any form of collagen, present in cnidarians, that have an unusually short chain minicollection A small collection. minicolumn A vertical column of neurons through the cortical layers of the brain. minicolumnopathy An atypical presentation of minicolumns within the human brain. minicom A textphone. minicomic A small comic book, especially one that is home-made and self-published. minicompact An automobile that is smaller than a subcompact. minicompound A small compound. minicomputer A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer. minicomputing The use of minicomputer systems. miniconcert A small or minor concert. miniconglomerate A small business conglomerate. Miniconjou A member of a Native American people constituting a subdivision of the Lakota people, who formerly inhabited an area in western present-day South Dakota from the Black Hills to the Platte River. miniconnector A relatively small connector miniconstitution A short legal constitution. minicontig A fragment of DNA whose content is known, especially one of many such overlapping fragments that are analyzed in gene mapping miniconvention A small convention or gathering. minicorder A portable tape recorder. minicore Any of a series of core structures found in muscle tissue myopathy minicosm A smaller system which is designed to be representative of a larger one minicourse A brief educational course. Minicoy An island of Lakshadweep, India. minicrane A small crane that can be used inside a building being constructed minicraniectomy A minor craniectomy minicraniotomy A minor craniotomy minicrisis A small-scale crisis. minicruise A short cruise. miniculture Small-scale culture (of bacteria, or figuratively). minicup A miniature version of one of the cars used in NASCAR's Sprint Cup events, used in races run by the Miniature Motorsports Racing Association. minidemo A short and simple demo. minidictionary A small, compact dictionary. minidisaster A minor disaster. minidisc A magnetooptical format for storing digital audio. minidish A small-sized satellite dish. minidisk A 5.25-inch floppy disk. minidistrict A small district. minidocumentary A short documentary. Minidoka A small city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States. minidomain A small domain (of a protein) minidome A miniature dome. minidrama A short drama, such as a brief theatrical or cinematic piece minidress A woman's short dress with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level. minidressed Wearing a minidress. minidriver A device-specific plug-in that connects to a generic utility that is supplied with the operating system to form a device driver. minidrone A relatively small drone minidrought A minor drought. minidump A small core dump comprising 64 kilobytes of memory (on 32-bit systems) or 128 kilobytes (on 64-bit systems). MiniDV A tape storing media in this format. minie A Minié ball minielectrode A small electrode minielectrophoresis Small-scale electrophoresis. minielectrophoretic Relating to minielectrophoresis miniempire A small empire. miniendoscopic Relating to miniendoscopy miniendoscopy A small-scale endoscopy miniepic A short work that resembles an epic in all but length. Minier A surname. miniessay A brief essay. miniexon A short exon miniextruder A small extruder minifacial A short facial (beauty treatment on the face). minifascicle A small fascicle minifestival A small festival, especially a small-scale exhibition of theatrical or film works minification The reduction in apparent size of objects viewed through a lens or mirror shaped so as to increase the field of view, such as a convex or aspheric mirror or a Fresnel lens. Minifie A surname. minifier A program that minifies, or removes unnecessary characters to make a document smaller. minifig A small articulated plastic figurine, available as part of the construction toy Lego. minifigure A small figure of a person, especially in toys such as Lego. minifilament A very small, or very thin, filament minifilm A short film. minifilter A device for filtering very small samples in a laboratory. miniflag A miniature flag. miniflap A small flap minifloat A small float (an elaborately decorated vehicle in a parade or pageant). minifluorometer A small fluorometer minifridge A small refrigerator, such as is often found in hotel or dormitory rooms. minifuge A small centrifuge minifundium A smallholding, in Latin America, that is too small to support a family minifuton A small futon. minify To make smaller. minigame A small and simple game, especially an incidental game within a larger video game. minigap A small gap minigarch A petty oligarch, one with somewhat less money or power. minigastrin A form of gastrin. minigel A small sheet of gel used in gel electrophoresis minigene A gene segment that codes for a variable portion of the protein immunoglobulin. minigenome A small genome minigenomic Relating to a minigenome minigenre A small, specialist genre. minigolf Miniature golf. minigolfer One who plays minigolf. minigraph A book-length publication that sits between a long journal article and a traditional monograph; usually ranging from 20,000 to 40,000 words (75–125 pages). minigrid A small electricity distribution network. minigrinder A small grinder. miniguide A short guide to something. minigun A machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute. minigunner One who operates a minigun. minihalo A relatively small, relatively cool halo minihamburger A small hamburger. Minihane A surname from Irish. minihelix A small helix minihistory A brief history. minihole A very tiny black hole, small enough to be influenced by quantum effects. miniinvasive minimally invasive minijack A small jack (electrical connector), especially a 3.5 mm audio jack. minijeep A small, compact jeep. minijet A small jet (in all senses) minijoystick A small joystick. minikeg A small keg. miniket Synonym of converted rice. minikilt A short kilt; a miniskirt. minikin A young person, especially a young woman. minikini A very skimpy bikini. minikit A small kit